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   From: IainNG@kolumbus.fi   
      
   "Engineer"  wrote in message   
   news:0e1f988a-901e-420b-a47a-8d73d76e1420@h25g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...   
   On Sep 19, 11:10 am, "Iain Churches"  wrote:   
   > "John Byrns"  wrote in message   
   >   
   > news:byrnsj-6AF3B3.12032213092011@news.giganews.com...   
      
   (snip)   
      
   > But fortunately RAT soldiers on:-)   
      
   >Yes, RAT soldiers on... and a good thing, too.  So does   
   >rec.antiques.radio+phono, my other vice!   
      
   Many Usenet groups have declined both in   
   quality of content and in the number of   
   contributors due to the presence of hooligans   
   who, for reasons know best to themselves,   
   want to disrupt the discussion.   
      
   Audio, in particular valve/tube audio is   
   prone to this - with valves and vinyl   
   being a target for much wrath.   
      
   Not to mention SE valve/tube amps:-)   
      
   Iain   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)