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   From: lps@rogers.com   
      
   I left this group many moons ago because of the spam, the rants, the flames,   
   and the off-topic junk.  I can state with certainty that there has been no   
   marked change since then.  :-(   
      
   Polik   
      
   "Steve Hayes"  wrote in message   
   news:3f8a2ba5.175417214@news.saix.net...   
   > Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a marked deterioration in the   
   > quality of postings on Usenet in the last few weeks?   
   >   
   > It used to be possible, somewhere among the spam, the rants, the flames,   
   and   
   > the off-topic junk, to find something worth reading, in at least one or   
   two   
   > newsgroups. Now I go on line, and find that that I've gone through some of   
   the   
   > newsgroups that used to be among the better ones, read the headers, and   
   not   
   > downloaded any of the bodies.   
   >   
   > Where have all the interesting posters gone?   
   >   
   > Most newsgroups seem to be filled with off-topic postings (like this one!)   
   or   
   > inane junk.   
   >   
   > Where have all the people who used to post interesting stuff gone? Have   
   the   
   > idiots just driven them out? Or have they given up and just stopped   
   writing?   
   >   
   > Why is it so difficult to attract intelligent people to post in   
   newsgroups?   
   >   
   >   
   > --   
   > Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa   
   > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm   
   > E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop   
   uk   
      
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