dead?

[Thos]

So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

[Y***@AllRight.com]

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

Your comment is justifiably repeated a lot the last 5 years. It's
dead. It's not a shame at all.

It's the same in every USENET newsgroup that's local and isn't about a
global topic and isn't about swapping filez or warez.

A group is formed, then quickly dominated by a "Lord of the Flies"
style holier-than-thou clique royalty who run off everyone else
because it is "their" group, full of hazings for newcomers and soft
circle strokes rewards for regulars. Kinda like High School all over
again for the short bus crowd.

Then when ISPs started dumping free access to newsgroups, these Netcop
Barney Fife bloodsucking high and mighty types were either too dead
(!) or too poor or too stupid to figure out alternate access. Only
proves how cheap was their talk. Without an invisible audience
applauding their every comment, cliques move on to poison other
avenues. :-)

My advice would be to either go Google groups or just find something
out "there" on the web.

If you are curious, checkout the Google stats for this group and you
can see how the Bell curve of postings peaked at 2001 and now the
current abandoned level is pretty much the same as when it first
started. Yepper, it's dead and gone for good. Enjoy!

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[Mark Shaw]

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?

So bring it back to life: contribute something.

Here, like this: I ate at Pollo Campero (East side of Preston, just
South of GWB) a few days ago. Damn fine for fast-food chicken, and
as a bonus I also had as a side the first serving of fried yuca I've
seen in over 35 years. I'll be back.

[Thos]

<<So bring it back to life: contribute something.>>

I did. I posted about Burguesa on 10-28 but go no response.

oh well...

Post by Mark Shaw

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?

So bring it back to life: contribute something.
Here, like this: I ate at Pollo Campero (East side of Preston, just
South of GWB) a few days ago. Damn fine for fast-food chicken, and
as a bonus I also had as a side the first serving of fried yuca I've
seen in over 35 years. I'll be back.
--
Mark Shaw Practicing Eccentric
========================================================================
Do gynoids dream of divorce settlements?

[Mark Shaw]

[reformatted for readability; please do not top-post]

Post by Thos

Post by Mark Shaw

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?

So bring it back to life: contribute something.

I did. I posted about Burguesa on 10-28 but go no response.

So try again. Where/what have you eaten lately?

Here, I'll go again: So, a new Whole Foods just opened up near
me in Allen. Man, I'd forgotten why some people call them "Whole
Paycheck!"

[Princess Sofa King aka "Barrel Full of Fish"]

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

we moved it to dfw craigslist rants and raves - look for all the posts with "nigger president" or
"glory hole" in the subject.

[p***@dog.com]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:59:08 -0500, "Princess Sofa King aka \"Barrel

Post by Princess Sofa King aka "Barrel Full of Fish"

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

we moved it to dfw craigslist rants and raves - look for all the posts with "nigger president" or
"glory hole" in the subject.

LOL. Flaggers have kept Craiglist Dallas Rant and Rave totally empty
since September. All those messages have expired. That is what
happens when NetCops are not neutered: no one gets to say anything.
Better to have spam than to have too many NetCops.

[Lady Veteran]

Post by p***@dog.com
On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:59:08 -0500, "Princess Sofa King aka \"Barrel

Post by Princess Sofa King aka "Barrel Full of Fish"

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

we moved it to dfw craigslist rants and raves - look for all the posts with "nigger president" or
"glory hole" in the subject.

LOL. Flaggers have kept Craiglist Dallas Rant and Rave totally empty
since September. All those messages have expired. That is what
happens when NetCops are not neutered: no one gets to say anything.
Better to have spam than to have too many NetCops.

Not with that kind of subject. There are ways to rant without using
pejoratives.

There can never be too man Netcops to keep creeps like this off the
net.

LV
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Post by Lady Veteran

Post by p***@dog.com
On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:59:08 -0500, "Princess Sofa King aka \"Barrel

Post by Princess Sofa King aka "Barrel Full of Fish"

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

we moved it to dfw craigslist rants and raves - look for all the posts with "nigger president" or
"glory hole" in the subject.

LOL. Flaggers have kept Craiglist Dallas Rant and Rave totally empty
since September. All those messages have expired. That is what
happens when NetCops are not neutered: no one gets to say anything.
Better to have spam than to have too many NetCops.

Not with that kind of subject. There are ways to rant without using
pejoratives.
There can never be too man Netcops to keep creeps like this off the
net.
LV

Instead of wiping out EVERYONE'S posts, why won't people just IGNORE
what offends them and quit adding to the noise by responding in anger?
The two kinds of people who destroy free speech are:
-the one kind who wants to offend everyone for sport and
-the other kind who wants to be offended just so they can claim
justification for controlling what EVERYONE says.

Trolls and Netcops. Intelligent people need neither.

Moderate those TWO types and boards would flourish as intended.

[Lady Veteran]

Post by p***@dog.com

Post by Lady Veteran

Post by p***@dog.com
On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:59:08 -0500, "Princess Sofa King aka \"Barrel

Post by Princess Sofa King aka "Barrel Full of Fish"

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

we moved it to dfw craigslist rants and raves - look for all the posts with "nigger president" or
"glory hole" in the subject.

LOL. Flaggers have kept Craiglist Dallas Rant and Rave totally empty
since September. All those messages have expired. That is what
happens when NetCops are not neutered: no one gets to say anything.
Better to have spam than to have too many NetCops.

Not with that kind of subject. There are ways to rant without using
pejoratives.
There can never be too man Netcops to keep creeps like this off the
net.
LV

Instead of wiping out EVERYONE'S posts, why won't people just IGNORE
what offends them and quit adding to the noise by responding in anger?
-the one kind who wants to offend everyone for sport and
-the other kind who wants to be offended just so they can claim
justification for controlling what EVERYONE says.
Trolls and Netcops. Intelligent people need neither.
Moderate those TWO types and boards would flourish as intended.

Perhaps, but if there were no trolls there would be no Netcops. I am
not talking about the kind of person who is offended easily. I am
speaking about the person who speaks out against on-line stalking and
harassment. From personal experience, I can tell you that is the issue
with me. I don't give up or offend easily. People who abuse the right
of free speech and hurt others should be made accountable for their
behavior.


LV
--
"I rode a tank and held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank."

---Sympathy for the Devil-The Rolling Stones
--------------------------------------------
"Some people are only alive because it is
illegal to kill them."

---Anonymous
----------------------------------------------
"Aspire to inspire before you expire."

---Unknown
----------------------------------------------
See the latest idiot featured on my blog!

My Blog http://ladyveteranslog.blogspot.com
---------------------------------------------
"I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King Jr
stamp - just think about all those white bigots,
licking the backside of a black man."

----Dick Gregory
-----------------------------------------------
Are you being harassed on Usenet and want to fight
back instead of leaving the net? Are you willing to
stand up to Internet bullies and stalkers?

Join my group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antiCHU
----------------------------------------------
"It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are
hated by the right people."

-Miles Franklin
-----------------------------------------------
Today's Idiot: Sarah Palin: "This speaks to a bigger
picture here that certainly scares me in terms of our
national security policies. But obviously we've gotta
stand with our North Korean allies--we're bound to by
treaties"
--------------------------------------------------------

[Lonestar]

Post by Thos
So this group is essentially dead?
Damn shame

They ate bad food in Dallas.