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   Message 23,995 of 25,718   
   Sandman to Anybody   
   Re: Did the prequels kill the fans?   
   10 Aug 07 18:01:51   
   
   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article <100820071839596567%anybody@anywhere-anytime.com>,   
    Anybody  wrote:   
      
   > In article , Sandman   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article   
   > > ,   
   > >  Jill Marie Fritsche  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > Sandman wrote:   
   > > > > We spent years in this group discussing Star Wars until the prequels   
   > > > > came out. Of course, we spent lots of time discussing the prequels   
   > > > > when they were released. But then it just... died.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Did we lose interest in SW due to the prequels?   
   > > > >   
   > > >   
   > > > I think things like blogs and the message boards at TFN and starwars.com   
   > > > killed RASSM.   
   > > >   
   > > > The message boards at starwars.com are still very busy, with lots of   
   > > > comments.   
   > > >   
   > > > I guess I'm just an old dog...I like usenet better.   
   > >   
   > > As do I... Web forums suck. :)   
   >   
   > Me too, and not only because I'm on a dial-up connection so graphic   
   > heavy forums like Force.net take far too long to load. It's much easier   
   > and quicker to see new messages here and there's a KillFile to get rid   
   > the idiots.  :-)   
      
   Exactly!   
      
   *plonk*   
      
      
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