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Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> pinched out a steaming pile
of<46bdb53a$0$31214$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>:

>I've been using Usenet newsgroups for well over 10 years, I know how
>they work. When they work like they are supposed to it's a kind of
>cheerful anarchy. People got off topic, sometimes they get pissed and
>fuss at each other, and there are the damn spammers... all of those
>things are facts of life in Usenet.
>
>This childish, stupid idiocy that we see here, with a small handful of
>people going off on each other and with 10's or more posts, usually
with
>the exactly the same copied and pasted garbage is something else
>again... at least the damn spammers are trying to make a dishonest
buck,
>these guys haven't even risen to that level.
>
>Jeff DeWitt
>

Funny stuff from a guy whos been using usenet for 10 years yet still
top posts a response.
<snicker>




>§ñühw¤£f wrote:
>> Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> pinched out a steaming pile
>> of<46bb9621$0$30612$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>:
>>
>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
>>>> Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> pinched out a steaming pile
>>>> of<46ba8e17$0$30669$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> And you know who you are, your stupid flame wars are drowning out
>> the
>>>>> good stuff in this newsgroup. Any newbie coming along is going
to
>>>> take
>>>>> one look at your trash and move on.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff DeWitt
>>>>>
>>>> Learn to filter your newsfeeds?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kibo.com/kibokill/
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>> I KNOW how to filter out posters, and am going to do just that, but
it
>>> doesn't change the fact these childish idiots are royally screwing
up
>>> this newsgroup.
>>>
>> The alt heirarchy isnt moderated.
>> If you want rec.autos.******-jeep.moderated, then you should go to
>> news.groups and ask one of the big 8 cabal to make it for you.
>> Or get the software, make it yourself and find a friendly newsserver
to
>> host the group.
>> Or...set up your own server with passwords and auth info.
>> Or, migrate to the web and create a yahoo type group.
>> The options are endless.
>>
>>> Some newbie comes along looking for Jeep info, sees this crap and
they
>>> move on, not only do they loose what should be a valuable resource
but
>>> we miss the chance to meet them and see what they would have
>> contributed.
>>
>> If if "your" group is only used by "adults", only has 100% on topic
>> posts and such many people dont see what they're looking for and
"move
>> on".
>> I use search engines to find specific ansers to specific questions.
>> Newsgroups are fun but they're really hit & miss for solid info.
>>
>>
>>> Killfiling doesn't solve the problem anyway. You killfile some
idiot
>>> and then someone who isn't killfiled responds to them and you see
it
>> anyway.
>>
>> So this is about controlling who has a voice.
>> Hmmm...since you're all about censorship you're better off with a
>> moderated NG or a yahoo type web forum where you can control
>> everything.
>>
>>
>>> One of the things that really hurt the Studebaker newsgroup was
>>> political discussions, this NG hasn't ever risen to that level, all
we
>>> get here are the same few people blasting the same garbage at each
>> other.
>>
>> Thats human nature. People do that.
>>
>>> We are supposed to be adults here, it's too bad some of us can't
act
>>> that way.
>>>
>>> Jeff DeWitt
>>>
>> Filter and set a good example?
>> Or create yer own little utopia...aka web forum.
>>
>> <shrugs>
>