Re: OT: It's a funny old world.

On 30/6/07 19:51, Woody wrote:
David Kennedy
<davidkennedy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

Can anyone give me a good reason why Google Groups shouldn't be banned?

[Apart from the fact that it stops people from using MacSoup]

Well, I can't see why specifically you want to get rid of google groups
in this case, but they are quite easy to killfile.


Well, in this particular case - and in most others - I find it inconvenient [and boring] to have to refer to the previous post to find out what the reply refers to.

OK, sometimes it's obvious and stand alone but mostly that's not really true.

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David Kennedy

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