Re: Finally found you

steve80912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I daresay cyclingforums.com were merely filtering out all the crap,
and now you have seen the kind of response a mere introductory message
can generate, you will likely know why usenet is in fact almost dead.

all it takes is for people to stop responding to the tossers - not that different from RL then eh :-) if I were to enter into protracted arguments every time some git said something within my earshot that was bollocks etc. etc.

I dunno how many times recently I have felt the urge to respond in haste to some of the worst offenders, however DNFTT is a good maxim so i have managed to resist the urge - they will starve to death eventually.

T
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