Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Andy K." Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Slashcott enters second week ? Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 17:52:29 +0100 Organization: chaotic at best... Lines: 17 Message-ID: <20140302175229.2e625d4d.andy.k466@gmail.com> References: <4459-10476@usenet.squte.com> <87bny55m6p.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="d9a0f6105fbb7fad3d7a9b2a9fa27029"; logging-data="18124"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19NpYAymKdijWvQ/nvaiXOo" X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.9.3-26-g37df4f (GTK+ 2.24.22; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Cancel-Lock: sha1:unJGFW/x2mp1ux9R51CUxt/MIEs= Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:1154 On Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:31:05 +0000 RS Wood wrote: > > Usenet needs more people to participate than it does carpetbaggers > > taking over one unused newsgroup because the website they've invested in > > so much has incremented its level of commerciality. > > Michael - You seem overly invested in protecting this Usenet group for > the people who were using it prior to February 2014. While he was way over the line in his tone and most of his points, he was right in the fact that some crossposting would be a good idea. If only to increase visibility of certain threads towards groups which might provide additional insight, making this group even more interesting to read. -- Andy