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In article MPG.1b4ddb6ec8cf8eba989777@newshost writes:
In the few newsgroups I frequent, on-topic posting has declined
rapidly in the past year or so. I think one reason is because so
many regulars have taken their business elsewhere; to web-based
moderated boards for one, where off-topic posts and continuous
flamage are not tolerated.
When I ran a BBS, I established a separate forum for barroom
discussions. If someone posted an off-topic message in one of the
technical forums, I moved it to the Bar and sent the poster a private
message telling him where his message was. I would also extinguish
flames by deletion. But you can't do that on Usenet.
Now, bloody EVERYONE has access,
and the lowest common denominator has taken over
Yup. Let's all blame AOL. I really think the biggest problem is with
the colleges, and today even public schools offer Internet access to
the students. There's always a bump in the junk curve in September.
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I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo
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