From: sulo5@comcast.net   
      
   "Yellow Lightning"  wrote in message   
   news:MV8Md.4776$cl1.2982@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
   > "Dagmar"  wrote in message   
   > news:36a64kF4veup8U1@individual.net...   
   > >   
   > > Indeed. :-) As I said, where IS everybody?   
   >   
   > My guess is a lot of people still think this place sucks because of all   
   the   
   > fights. Why Rangerboard is apparently better than here remains a mystery   
   to   
   > me. Though another reason is that Usenet itself just isn't as popular   
   > anymore. With the internet now being so mainstream, message boards are the   
   > norm. They're something people understand and know about. I know Clippy   
   once   
   > said he wanted to get a PR cast member to come here, but she thought it   
   was   
   > too complicated.   
   >   
   > Just look around, lots of other groups aren't as active as they used to   
   be.   
   > New people just aren't coming in like they used too. AOL was only the   
   first   
   > to drop the service, I'm sure it wont be long before the other ISP's do   
   the   
   > same.   
   >   
   Too bad, I kind of like newsgroups better.  I just don't have the time to   
   come here as often as before.   
      
   Eileen (Psycho Tangerine)   
      
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