Re: And you thought it was bad in rst...

blanders0...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I often hear this sentiment from compute geeks, but I don't understand
> the disdain for AOL. Is there something wrong with it?

In a nutshell:

There was a time when the internet was only accesible to those computer
geeks - they understood what the internet was, and behaved in a decent
manner, adhering to codes of conduct and being civilized (the current
spam mail problem is so huge because email was designed in a more naive
and civilized phase of the internet's life). Usenet newsgroups used to
be strictly on topic, with no moderation! :D

Then along came AOL, who gave internet access to the masses. Suddendly,
formerly civilized forums are filled to the rafters with net-ignorant
people, who behave like a rhino in a glass shop, earning the scorn from
all the computer-literate people.

And they happily hated AOLers ever after.

.

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