"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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Someone mentioned this the other day...


Take a look at uk.rec.cycling and uk.rec.cycling.moderated.

At one time uk.rec,cycling was a useful group offering useful information
and general discussion on cycling issues. It was then wrecked by people
posting inflammatory material along with a general insistence that all cyclists
are fools and that bicycles are simply toys (Thanks TMH for that one) Unfortunately
ever since cycling became popular again, there's a new breed of self-righteous
equipment-obsessed born-again cyclists who maybe almost invite such treatment.

Anyway you know a group is in real trouble when a good number of the thread
titles are ALL IN CAPS.

As result uk.rec.cycling.moderated was set up. Taking a quick look just
now, either the mods are all on holiday or activity has really dropped off.
As there are only one or two posts a day, if that. And on some days none at all.
While the range of topics seems very limited and discussions seem to be
limited to the same group of regulars.

The contrast with uk.legal.moderated, which is a very busy group, and generates
lots of threads on the net.news.moderation group, is striking.



michael adams

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