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Little nipper busted for DUI
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I told one good guy who *is* worth talking to, in e-mail a week or so ago, that if there's one more lost sane soul on RCM, I'm gone. If that comes to pass, no one will be left to care, anyway. That's a win-win. Well, Ed, I for one hope the group doesn't totally dissolve. I don't talk here much, but do listen, and enjoy the education I get along the way. Learning both from people who think but don't question and those who habitually ask good questions and demand first references for statements. Maybe we can convince some of the survivalist types that returning to dialup bulletin boards is the safest way to protect their precious communication links. Karl Pearson |
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wrote in message ... big snip I told one good guy who *is* worth talking to, in e-mail a week or so ago, that if there's one more lost sane soul on RCM, I'm gone. If that comes to pass, no one will be left to care, anyway. That's a win-win. Well, Ed, I for one hope the group doesn't totally dissolve. I doubt if it will, Karl. But I wonder who will be left, and what there will be to read except for exercises in extreme insults. I don't talk here much, but do listen, and enjoy the education I get along the way. Learning both from people who think but don't question and those who habitually ask good questions and demand first references for statements. Maybe we can convince some of the survivalist types that returning to dialup bulletin boards is the safest way to protect their precious communication links. You'd better talk to Cliff. I've tried but to no avail. Since Gunner gave up (largely, but not completely) his multi-NG provocative posts, Cliff has picked up the banner and outstripped what Gunner was doing by a mile. He's single-handedly turned the place into an open sewer, IMO. Oh, and TMT appears to be doing the same thing now, although I don't see his posts. The replies are enough to make you puke. Fortunately, those cut-and-paste jobs of his don't seem to have legs, unlike many of the ones that Cliff posts. It's easy to wreck a special-interest forum like this. Once you've found a provocative subject that gets people riled up, just drag in some professional pricks by cross-posting to the political and other k00k groups and you'll wind up with insults and counter-insults that infect the whole place. That's what's happened, and it was, and continues to be, intentional. I don't know how to appeal to those people to stop it. At this moment the cross-posting is at a low ebb, and we can see that the NG tends to get back on track when there isn't all of that noise -- there are some interesting threads going on. I'd like to see it continue that way, but some people apparently do not. -- Ed Huntress |
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I ignore Cliff and killfile most crossposts,. so that is not a problem
with me. While I do my share of political bantering, I think that this is a great group of like-minded people from whom I have much to learn. i On 2009-11-26, Ed Huntress wrote: wrote in message ... big snip I told one good guy who *is* worth talking to, in e-mail a week or so ago, that if there's one more lost sane soul on RCM, I'm gone. If that comes to pass, no one will be left to care, anyway. That's a win-win. Well, Ed, I for one hope the group doesn't totally dissolve. I doubt if it will, Karl. But I wonder who will be left, and what there will be to read except for exercises in extreme insults. I don't talk here much, but do listen, and enjoy the education I get along the way. Learning both from people who think but don't question and those who habitually ask good questions and demand first references for statements. Maybe we can convince some of the survivalist types that returning to dialup bulletin boards is the safest way to protect their precious communication links. You'd better talk to Cliff. I've tried but to no avail. Since Gunner gave up (largely, but not completely) his multi-NG provocative posts, Cliff has picked up the banner and outstripped what Gunner was doing by a mile. He's single-handedly turned the place into an open sewer, IMO. Oh, and TMT appears to be doing the same thing now, although I don't see his posts. The replies are enough to make you puke. Fortunately, those cut-and-paste jobs of his don't seem to have legs, unlike many of the ones that Cliff posts. It's easy to wreck a special-interest forum like this. Once you've found a provocative subject that gets people riled up, just drag in some professional pricks by cross-posting to the political and other k00k groups and you'll wind up with insults and counter-insults that infect the whole place. That's what's happened, and it was, and continues to be, intentional. I don't know how to appeal to those people to stop it. At this moment the cross-posting is at a low ebb, and we can see that the NG tends to get back on track when there isn't all of that noise -- there are some interesting threads going on. I'd like to see it continue that way, but some people apparently do not. |
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:09:40 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote: wrote in message .. . big snip I told one good guy who *is* worth talking to, in e-mail a week or so ago, that if there's one more lost sane soul on RCM, I'm gone. If that comes to pass, no one will be left to care, anyway. That's a win-win. Well, Ed, I for one hope the group doesn't totally dissolve. I doubt if it will, Karl. But I wonder who will be left, and what there will be to read except for exercises in extreme insults. I don't talk here much, but do listen, and enjoy the education I get along the way. Learning both from people who think but don't question and those who habitually ask good questions and demand first references for statements. Maybe we can convince some of the survivalist types that returning to dialup bulletin boards is the safest way to protect their precious communication links. You'd better talk to Cliff. I've tried but to no avail. Since Gunner gave up (largely, but not completely) his multi-NG provocative posts, Cliff has picked up the banner and outstripped what Gunner was doing by a mile. He's single-handedly turned the place into an open sewer, IMO. Oh, and TMT appears to be doing the same thing now, although I don't see his posts. The replies are enough to make you puke. Fortunately, those cut-and-paste jobs of his don't seem to have legs, unlike many of the ones that Cliff posts. It's easy to wreck a special-interest forum like this. Once you've found a provocative subject that gets people riled up, just drag in some professional pricks by cross-posting to the political and other k00k groups and you'll wind up with insults and counter-insults that infect the whole place. That's what's happened, and it was, and continues to be, intentional. I don't know how to appeal to those people to stop it. At this moment the cross-posting is at a low ebb, and we can see that the NG tends to get back on track when there isn't all of that noise -- there are some interesting threads going on. I'd like to see it continue that way, but some people apparently do not. Check the title of this newsgroup. Once the regulars allowed discussion to stray from the topic even slightly (the "virtual coffee shop" justification), it was predictably impossible to limit what should be talked about. Gummer was the worst and he and his pals begat cliff and tmt. The side effect is that some folks won't answer questions from those who've overexposed their idiotic opinions. I can't speak for others, but I for damned sure am not going to waste a minute helping people who are in favor of hanging others for perceived and ridiculously over-generalized politic views. Over the years several people complained about off-topic posts and were shown the door by a whole bunch of the regulars. So I gave up complaining a long time ago. The group is what it is, and I've even grown to like the Usenet version of the Springer Show. :-) But if the regulars wanted to turn the newsgroup into what it was designed to be, then all they need to do is 1. Quit starting off-topic threads. If it's not metal related, then take it somewhere else. 2. Quit responding to off-topic posts no matter who they're from. But neither is going to happen. Wayne |
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:18:39 +0000, Mark Rand
wrote: On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:56:39 -0700, wrote: Wayne Wayne, STFU You are so monomaniacally boring that you are no longer even amusing. Either say something positive and constructive or don't say anything at all. Mark Rand RTFM You mean, like you just did? Physician, heal thyself. How about some credible rebuttal of the post you responded to? Let me guess - you were unable to resist reading my post, saw yourself in my comments, couldn't think of a single constructive response, and decided that blurting out a witless retort was every bit as good. Right? Beyond that, let me repeat the advice given to folks who complained about the direction the group was headed way back when it might have been possible to change course: "this is Usenet, where anybody can say anything they want no matter the intended purpose of the group. If you don't like it, then find a moderated group more suited to your taste". Wayne |
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:45:24 -0700, wrote:
More twaddle. Bye Wayne PLONK Mark Rand RTFM |
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:18:39 +0000, the infamous Mark Rand
scrawled the following: On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:56:39 -0700, wrote: Wayne Wayne, STFU You are so monomaniacally boring that you are no longer even amusing. Either say something positive and constructive or don't say anything at all. If you idiots would stop replying to all these trolls they might get bored and go bother someone else. Think, eh? (Please.) -- Q: How many climate scientists does it take to change a light bulb? A: None. There's a consensus that it's going to change, so they've decided to keep us in the dark. |
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