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The silence is deafening ... Matt-the-Hoople 07-03-2008
Posted by ol'softy on July 4, 2008, 3:59 am
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 (Matt Probert) wrote:

>
>>Matt-the-Hoople wrote:
>>> ... in this group when you filter out the GoogleGropers.
>>>
>>> Who'd a thunk?
>>
>>Well, I don't filter out Google Groups, and it's been pretty quiet for
>>me too. For the first time since I've been reading this group, the
>>number of threads (I show posts from the last 14 days) is significantly
>>less than the height of my newsreader can show.
>>
>>Looks like it's on the way out, which is a shame as I've been reading
>>posts here since at 1998 :(
>>
>
>But on a high note, and I don't mean my trousers have shrunk in the
>wash, I have refound my sense of humour and flippancy.

I must've missed the memo about your having lost it.

>The latest pointless thread on browser window widths and fluid design
>etc has provided lots of opportunites for stupid quotes, comic
>deliberate misunderstandings and the like.

Like what, those opportunities can't be engineered and have to be
harvested like truffles? OINK!

>Perhaps someone may even bring a new kettle and some hobnobs?
>
>Matt


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Posted by Tina Peters on July 3, 2008, 6:28 pm
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> Matt-the-Hoople wrote:
>> ... in this group when you filter out the GoogleGropers.
>>
>> Who'd a thunk?
>
> Well, I don't filter out Google Groups, and it's been pretty quiet for
> me too. For the first time since I've been reading this group, the
> number of threads (I show posts from the last 14 days) is significantly
> less than the height of my newsreader can show.
>
> Looks like it's on the way out, which is a shame as I've been reading
> posts here since at 1998 :(

or perhaps usenet will go back to the way it was before then?

We can dare to dream.

--Tina

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Posted by ol'softy on July 4, 2008, 3:56 am
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>Matt-the-Hoople wrote:
>> ... in this group when you filter out the GoogleGropers.
>>
>> Who'd a thunk?
>
>Well, I don't filter out Google Groups, and it's been pretty quiet for
>me too. For the first time since I've been reading this group, the
>number of threads (I show posts from the last 14 days) is significantly
>less than the height of my newsreader can show.
>
>Looks like it's on the way out, which is a shame as I've been reading
>posts here since at 1998 :(

Dunno, Dylan. Last couple days, I've seen a header or two that I
considered downloading. Busy days for me with lots of things going
on, just mostly not here. Yes the spam level is high, but that's part
of the usenet bidness.

Maybe there are enough websites now that people can find most of the
answers they need without resorting to the dreaded "folk". I recall
somebody here (or in ais-e) going off to start his own web-based
group.

aww isn't going away soon as far as I can tell. Boring phases come
and go.

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Posted by Chaddy2222 on July 6, 2008, 10:15 am
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Dylan Parry wrote:

> Matt-the-Hoople wrote:
> > ... in this group when you filter out the GoogleGropers.
> >
> > Who'd a thunk?
>
> Well, I don't filter out Google Groups, and it's been pretty quiet for
> me too. For the first time since I've been reading this group, the
> number of threads (I show posts from the last 14 days) is significantly
> less than the height of my newsreader can show.
>
> Looks like it's on the way out, which is a shame as I've been reading
> posts here since at 1998 :(
>
But Dylan some of us have been doing a lot of other stuff (such as
work for clients) and do not always have the time to post. Also with
the amount of spam in this and other NG's at times I just can't be
botherd reading a lot of posts.
alt.html for mine has always been more active then this NG.
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Posted by Dylan Parry on July 7, 2008, 4:40 am
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Chaddy2222 wrote:

> But Dylan some of us have been doing a lot of other stuff (such as
> work for clients) and do not always have the time to post.

Are you implying that I don't have work to do? ;)

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