From: robgood@bestweb.net   
      
   On Monday, September 20, 2021 at 3:01:34 PM UTC-4, Boron wrote:   
   > On Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:05:45 +0100, "Kerr-Mudd, John"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >On Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:21:19 -0700 (PDT)   
   > >Beaver Fever  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >Is there anyone left here who can talk about something sensible? Or do I   
   just get BF's random thoughts?   
   > There is FB, Reddit, Insta,Twitter,Tik-Tok and myriad other online   
   > outlets for opinion, commentary, or dudgeon these days, not even   
   > mentioning the group capabilities of certain messaging apps. The   
   > Usenet version of AFCA, which really requires a decent news reader,   
   > just falls by the wayside.   
   >   
   > Add all that along with so many people accessing primarily through   
   > their phones, and we are like buggy whips.   
   >   
   > When something interesting from past days comes to mind, I have been   
   > known to try a Google Groups search among AFCA responses and other   
   > than the immediate reaction of "I see dead people," I am quite taken   
   > with the diversity the group had in its heyday.   
   >   
   > I do miss the community, which, from what I hear, is closest cousin in   
   > the FB group (close, but no cigar, IMHO), but I just cannot tolerate   
   > FB.   
   >   
   > And no, regardless of what Trew tries to claim, the rec.food.cooking   
   > group is not thriving. Its most innovative cooks and especially, its   
   > culinary intellectuals are long gone, and its daily postings, which   
   > are numerous, are filled with trolls and useless douchebags.   
   > ...   
      
   And I didn't even get the joke in the group name of alt.cooking-chien until   
   some years after it petered out.   
      
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