From: mpconmy@gmail.com   
      
   Yazoo  wrote:   
   > On 22 May 2024 07:56:42 GMT, Sir Tim  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Yazoo  wrote:   
   >>> Hi all!   
   >>>   
   >>> This group is for Formula 1 and F1 fans, so stick to the theme.   
   >>> If you just have to discuss politics, please find other   
   >>> way/medium/newsgroup.   
   >>>   
   >>> Thank you.   
   >>> Y.   
   >>   
   >>And there was I thinking that, in a world where very few people have even   
   >>heard of Usenet, the “Net Police” was a thing of the past.   
   >   
   > We don't need net police, we just need to be polite and respectful.   
   > That's all.   
      
   I'd add that while I personally don't care if politics are discussed (so   
   long as they're kept to simple threads I can ignore), Usenet (and the   
   Internet/Social Media in general) is not the best forum if you actually   
   want to achieve anything. Even when parties enter into a discussion in   
   good faith (increasingly rare), at some point it almost always descends   
   into tribal bickering (cf. any thread on Hamilton or Verstappen). At   
   that point, the only purpose is to bolster the egos of the participants   
   because they are no longer trying to listen to the other side or to   
   fairly judge the merits of a position.   
      
   Hey ho. 35 years of using Usenet makes you jaded...or realistic. (Pick   
   either or both)   
      
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