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  • Re: UseNet Health Check

    From RJH@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Fri Jul 22 07:13:39 2022
    On 22 Jul 2022 at 07:34:19 BST, Savageduck wrote:

    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.

    I only ever see the outbreak - killfile the lot of them as soon as they start, takes seconds.

    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.


    It's a shame that more users don't post more questions/experiences - things have quietend down.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.

    Well, I certainly valued your posts. That's not to say I always agreed when
    you had a POV, but at least it was worth reading.

    --
    Cheers, Rob

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  • From Savageduck@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 22 01:34:19 2022
    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.
    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting
    trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

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  • From David Taylor@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Fri Jul 22 09:04:47 2022
    On 22/07/2022 07:34, Savageduck wrote:
    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.
    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.

    I've always valued your posts, and I think that a killfile would significantly improve your experience.

    I see little clutter now on r.p.d.

    --
    Cheers,
    David
    Web: https://www.satsignal.eu

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Fri Jul 22 07:39:04 2022
    On 2022-07-22, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.
    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.

    My photography skills are poor but as an occasional "lurker" on r.p.d.,
    I've welcomed your knowledgeable input and more recently the drone videos.
    The guys 'n' gals on u.c.s.m. will I'm sure miss your contributions too.

    I try to kf the worst trolls but it would help if people stopped replying
    to them.

    Sorry to see you go.

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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  • From Alfred Molon@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 23 13:02:38 2022
    Am 22.07.2022 um 08:34 schrieb Savageduck:
    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.
    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.

    Actually rpd is in a reasonably good shape. There is not much on-topic
    traffic anymore, but the situation is not as bad as you describe it.

    The biggest problem is that there are no new people joining this NG.
    --
    Alfred Molon

    Olympus 4/3 and micro 4/3 cameras forum at
    https://groups.io/g/myolympus
    https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to alfred_molon@yahoo.com on Sat Jul 23 08:50:52 2022
    In article <izQCK.642953$4O6a.396289@fx14.ams1>, Alfred Molon <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> wrote:


    The biggest problem is that there are no new people joining this NG.

    that's true for usenet in general, at least for discussion groups. what
    usenet has become is a method of binary file transfer.

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  • From Bud Spencer@21:1/5 to nospam on Sat Jul 23 20:47:24 2022
    This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text,
    while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.

    On Sat, 23 Jul 2022, nospam wrote:

    In article <izQCK.642953$4O6a.396289@fx14.ams1>, Alfred Molon <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> wrote:


    The biggest problem is that there are no new people joining this NG.

    that's true for usenet in general, at least for discussion groups. what usenet has become is a method of binary file transfer.

    Was. It's also declining like text groups ... even 5 years ago bins were
    much bigger they are nowadays.

    It would be nice to see text groups be as popular they were late 90's
    early 2k ... will not happen though.

    --
    ₪ BUD ₪

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  • From Ken Hart@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Sat Jul 23 17:56:25 2022
    On 7/22/22 2:34 AM, Savageduck wrote:
    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.
    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.


    Your talents will be missed. Your drone videos are probably the closest
    I will get to the Pacific coast

    --
    Ken Hart
    kwhart1@centurylink.net

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  • From David Brooks@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Sun Jul 24 08:51:30 2022
    On 22/07/2022 07:34, Savageduck wrote:
    Since my break from r.p.d. and UseNet I thought I would check in to see the condition of the NGs I usually subscribe to. Everything I see validates my decision to no longer participate in the shit show that UseNet has become.
    I seriously doubt that things will ever improve while the cross posting trolls, and flame warriors continue to ruin what was once a useful forum.

    I might check in again sometime in the future, but I suspect that will be pointless.

    Especially for you, Duck!

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1550576930302443520

    The landing! 🙂

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