Re: OT Goodbye


"Celcius" <cosmar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Don Stauffer" wrote in message
>> After over ten years of participating in rpd, I've had it with the OT
>> stuff, like gas prices and hurricanes, and the cross posting. My next
>> step after the send button will be the unsubscribe menu.
>
> Don't take this wrong, Don, but why did you feel compelled to write this
> message? Why didn't you just leave? You really don't have to go. You can
> just write to the group and say what's on your mind. You can simply ignore
> the OT posts? I'd wager you don't find the same satisfaction with the
> newsgroup as you might have before. If you're an advanced photographer, I
> suppose you don't need to ask, only to give advice or answer. Perhaps you
> don't see this as a challenge anymore? I can't believe you're leaving for
> the sake of 3 recently posted and clearly identified OT''s... Personally,
> I
> find this newsgroup a good source of ideas and exchanges are most of the
> time on the mild side. Correct me if I'm wrong :-)
> Cheers!
> Marcel


Consider it a courtesy. Often someone will unsubscribe from a Usenet group
and if they are a well known or liked individual, in time others will ask
about them. I've seen a few cases where it was discovered the person had
died or was in his hospital. He is giving everyone some closure including
himself.


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