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J. Clarke

On 3/28/2010 1:29 PM, wrote:
On Mar 28, 1:19 am, Puckdropperpuckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

That's not quite the point I was trying to make. They don't want to
discuss politics with the internet at large, they want to discuss them
with the guys here, on this group.

I respectfully disagree. To me, they are like the loudest bullies
making noise in the first grade classroom. Everyone knows what they
are saying and doing. If they are in a quiet room (like a woodworking
newsgroup), they will really stand out when they start their hijinks.

But if you put them in a classroom or a playground of like minded
loudmouths they simply disappear in the ambient noise. Nope, this is
their stage.

I could find no group that had split
so the people on the group could have their own private political
discussions. At least not following the pattern *.something.politics.

Here again, a less than .5 second search of "starting a newsgroup"
yielded pages of instruction. Moreover, the search didn't even tap
making a private Yahoo group or a Google group.

No sale on a lack of venue. Most of these folks aren't idiots.
ANYTIME, and I do mean anytime, 24/7 every day of the year, if they
wanted to take it private and argue amongst themselves, they could
have their group set up in minutes. They are here because they want
to be, not because they have to be.

How else could their internet friends appreciate the depth of their
huge political acumen, or their keen insight into the "real" truth
that only a few can understand without their personal help? Their
opinions are of such weight and importance they have to stand out.
Arguing amongst themselves in a 15 man group would simple devolve into
petty bickering in just a few posts and the group would lose interest
in itself.

These guys need an audience.

This is a public newsgroup, so it their right to post as they wish.
Their lack of respect of the group intent and charter is their
business. They are here because they want to be.

Robert.

Yes, you can start a newsgroup. Anybody can start one in the alt
heirarchy. Good luck getting USENET providers to carry it, and good
luck getting people to use it. Unless they are carefully targetted,
splinter groups generally get no traffic to speak of.

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