From: Rick@dot.dot   
      
   In article <41227c85$0$206$75868355@news.frii.net>,   
    Elizabot  wrote:   
      
   > Rick wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article <41227517$0$207$75868355@news.frii.net>,   
   > >  Elizabot  wrote:   
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   > >   
   > >>Rick wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >>>In article <41226f16$0$212$75868355@news.frii.net>,   
   > >>> Elizabot  wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>>>OK, I assume that this [is|was] 'that sex webpage' that people refer to.   
   > >>>>>I assumed, from the above description that it was some sort of prank   
   > >>>>>page that people link to in order to offend somebody else, sort of like   
   > >>>>>the infamous slashdot goatse guy. By the description it seems to be   
   > >>>>>relatively harmless, and more or less just plain stupid.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>Not all people understood that when they read it. It wasn't simply a   
   > >>>>link posted to the group, it was the whole article.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>Oh, yeah, that is different. I'm not sure why though, possibly because   
   > >>>the extra work involved in pasting the story was more than strictly   
   > >>>necessary, kinda shows the whole 'malice aforethought' angle.   
   > >>   
   > >>Yep, many people don't bother to click on the link to see exactly where   
   > >>it leads. It was obscured with a tinyurl.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > Oh, so it was both a link and the text. I was wondering how that   
   > > worked... Posting only the text, then how would anybody know that there   
   > > was a link there to begin with.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >>>>>I'm relatively lucky here, as I don't have the history. But I do form   
   > >>>>>impressions of people eventually, and I've not seen anything *currently*   
   > >>>>>that is particularly heinous, just a lot of snide remarks from all   
   > >>>>>sides.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>If you bother to stick around (which I wouldn't be surprised if you   
   > >>>>didn't), you'll see more.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>Well, I'm mostly here to do research for a UI project I'm working on, so   
   > >>>I don't know how long I'll put up with all this. One one hand, it would   
   > >>>do good things for my view of Humanity to have all these disparate   
   > >>>people able to work together harmoniously, but on the other, well, Star   
   > >>>Trek's Federation always seemed to wishy-washy to me.   
   > >>   
   > >>You won't find much information in this flame newsgroup.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > Which one, this mostly quite, though ostensibly for flaming group, or   
   > > the theoretically for discussion, though seemingly devoted solely to   
   > > flaming one? ;)   
   > >   
   > > Also, the information I'm looking for is more in how people, (including   
   > > myself) use the usenet. I have the RFCs, what I'm working on is the   
   > > practical application of the usenet. What people want the application to   
   > > do... so to speak. I have to say that my expectations have changed   
   > > somewhat, and that it is much more personal than I had expected.   
   >   
   > I lurk in several forums - one is for entertainment, and the others are   
   > for information. Times like now I watch the mac forums because there's   
   > been a recent update and I'm curious about others experiences/problems I   
   > might run into when i get around to updating.   
      
   Cautious...   
   >   
   > Another forum deals with a hobby I wish to pick up and want some   
   > pointers before I jump in.   
   >   
   Sensible...   
      
   > I like the mac advocacy forum because of all the weirdos that find their   
   > way there. I like to study people too.   
   Eh?   
   (hard to find a nice adjective for this one. Voyeuristic doesn't work   
   here...)   
   >   
   > >>>>>On the plus side, each of you seem to be interesting people in your own   
   > >>>>>rights, just that none of you play well with [others|particulars]... :)   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>I have never claimed to play well with everybody!   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>No, to be honest, you haven't. But, if you don't mind me saying, I've   
   > >>>found you to be a pleasant conversationalist.   
   > >>   
   > >>Thanks. I hope you find the information you're looking for. There are   
   > >>some knowledgeable people in the mac advocacy group. They don't post   
   > >>around the clock, though! ;-)   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > I hope I was clear above that the information I need is mostly arrived   
   > > at through observation, noticing when a function that is technically   
   > > possible isn't implemented, for example, and seeing how people work   
   > > around it. Essentially, I'm interested in the methods, not the madness.   
   >   
   > Good luck! There's quit a bit of madness out there, as you have seen.   
   > There are very few "sane" newsgroups. Some of the health related   
   > newsgroups are supportive, but they get trolls too. They can also be   
   > terribly depressing.   
      
   Well, for my purposes, a diverse base, with lots of fresh content is   
   best for making observations. I do admit that there was some bias in my   
   choice, many of the political groups are totally useless to me even   
   though they have the other qualifications as I don't have significant   
   interest in them, and I do have an interest in using Macs.   
      
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   Rick...   
      
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