Re: ANN: Retiring from A2 world - Good Bye All!

[William Smith <wsmith@chezsmith.com>]

On Wed, 05 Jun 2002 23:28:16 -0400, merops wrote:


> Uhm, how exactly does someone "drive" someone else away from a
> newsgroup?  There is no coercion.  No-one is holding a gun to anyone's
> head.  If anyone decides to leave, it's off their *own* free will.  This
> discussion is utterly absurd.

i can't speak for anyone else, so i'll speak for myself.

i've popped in to get information regarding my IIgs (which is sitting on
the floor in front of me right now).

While reading through the threads, there were a HUGE amount of flames.
the last time (that i can remember) getting involved in the flames was
when Nathan left the scene.  at that time, i was (kinda) on Tom's side.

since then, i learned a lot.  about three years ago, i had a card up for
grabs.  Tom was interested in it.  He suggested that i lie to the post
office to get it to him cheaper than it would have cost me by taking the
"regular" route.  i don't know if what he suggested was feasible, since i
was repulsed and decided against any furthur involvement.  i realized
that Nathan, in many ways, may have been right about Tom.

i decided to stop regular lurking of csa2 because i didn't have the time
to filter through all the flames.  i come back every once in a while to
see what's happening, to see who's still here, and who's new.

i think Dragnet may have put it best: "The stories you see are true.  The
names have been changed to protect the innocent."

...Bill
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