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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:08:22 +1000, Michael Cole    
   wrote:   
      
   >Paul S. Person pretended :   
   >> On Wed, 6 Jul 2016 14:49:05 -0000 (UTC), "Lucas S. A. Castro"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 09:39:51 -0700, Paul S. Person   
   >>>  wrote   
   >>> (vdl8lbhusbi68pssuru28opn81bhatlpod@4ax.com):   
   >>>> On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 08:28:21 +0200, Steve Hayes    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>> In fact this ng seems to be dying, so even slightly off-topic posts may   
   >>>>> brighten someone'es day.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That's been tried.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It produces way more heat than light.   
   >>>   
   >>> Heat is vital sign, nonetheless.   
   >>   
   >> But it burns rather than informs.   
   >>   
   >> And, yes, except for the auto-posts, and the spam, and the Tolkien   
   >> Transactions (if I recall the name correctly) -- they are dead.   
   >>   
   >> And likely to stay that way for the forseeable future.   
   >>   
   >> After all, what new thing is there to talk about?   
   >>   
   >> And who is there to talk about it with?   
   >   
   >There are still some who come here to see if anything is happening.   
   >But yes, not much is being posted.   
      
   It was fine until about 3-4 months ago, then suddenly everyone went   
   away.   
      
   But as Paul said, what new thing is there to talk about?   
      
   Tolkien is dead, and so there will be no new works to discuss, and   
   everything that can be said about his works has probably been said.   
      
   Do Balrogs have wings?   
      
      
      
      
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