"The Other Mike" wrote in message
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Moderation always seems like a good idea to some, but it invariably it
isn't.
Separating out the on topic stuff from the off topic stuff is easy with a
proper
newsreader. Killfiles for the odd few eliminate most of the problems
except
those that seem to want to reply to the morons. Cross posting and
infiltraton
from previously destroyed groups is an ongoing problem. The former easy
to
kill, the latter just a matter of time to identify the ******s.

But leave it long enough and a few will be behind bars for life following
road
rage killing of cyclists (with ample evidence of pre-meditation by the
bucket
load in their postings)

One will hopefully be sectioned/kneecapped/buried alive in the desert by a
biker
gang for being abnormal even for Australia

Meanwhile a few might eventually become bored of posting rants and a few
will be
thumped into a coma by fine upstanding citiizens for their obnoxious
fascist/socialist/racist views.

Some may fall victim to renewable energy issues (fall off roof, PV DC
shock,
beaten up for driving up energy prices, freeze/suffocate/burn in their
bunkers)

Some will become too old /unfit and just die off

As for attracting new blood then home DIY is IMHO close to dead, most
can't
afford homes to buy, those that can afford it are so incapable they 'get
someone
in'

So you are left with those that have some degree of DIY skills, getting
older
and less capable and It could be that those long despised forum originated
posts
come to dominate this newsgroup in years to come.

I liked that ....you could have been talking about amateur radio