Re: Why?

[Rob Kopp <rkopp@PioneerPlanet.infi.net>]

tturner@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:

> --> There does seem to be a lot of `noise' in this newsgroup and it
>     does make me a bit sad, too. It sure made me lurk a lot more than
>     I'd rather do. I've posted a few things once-in-a-while; but have
>     mostly refrained - due to the sniping. I don't have any answer to
>     what's going on here; I see it in a few other newsgroups and just
>     (usually :-> ) stay out of things. I'm not going to sit here and
>     try a "Can't we all just get along?" theme (it's rumored that this
>     _has_ been tried before) - it either happens. or it doesn't.
> 
>     I figure I can (at the very least) keep away the occasional twinge
>     of wanting to respond - while (one of these days) attempting to
>     post something aledgedly reasonable, as my meager contribution...
> --
> E.A.G.L.E Librarian A3 BBS:403/481-3133  email:tturner@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca

The beaty of the net is that you can ignore the useless threads once
you've identified them.  Of course, I'd like netscape to flash 'pissing
contest' next to useless threads of that ilk.  The "why can't we all get
along thread is just as nauseating.  Difference and dissent that leads
to worthwhile discussion is part of what I find interesting in
newsgroups.

Rob