"Tom Kunich" wrote in message
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> environment in as pristine a condition as possible. When I pointed out to
> him this contradiction, he came back with the idea that you could control
> what people did no matter how crowded things got. I realized at that point
> that I was talking to a crank and a crackpot.
>
> What bothers me the most is that certain large sections of the nation seem
> to be embarked on permanent liberal trajectory. The West Coast and the
> North
> Eastern states come immediately to mind as well as most large cities.
> Thank
> God for the middle of the country, especially the rural areas, which
> remain
> Republican and conservative. It was a miracle that Trump won, but you can
> see how the media and other mainline institutions are attempting to
> destroy
> him. The culture of the nation has become liberal and I do not know if
> Trump
> can turn things around. I suspect not.
>
> Ed Dolan - Minnesota
The bicycle groups are all inhabited by normal people and normal people have
a large percentage of cranks in them so Vandeman who is probably dead of old
age or the effects of the covid-19 vaccine by now is just another member of
the groups.
>>>>> Mike Vandeman and I petty much destroyed this news group. Tom Sherman
>>>>> and I destroyed other bicycle newsgroups. This was inevitable as there
>>>>> were no moderators or editors for the groups. You simply must have
>>>>> them. Otherwise, craziness prevails. And as you say, normal people
>>>>> will leave in flocks.
>>>>> If you will notice in the comments section to all news articles
>>>>> appearing on the Internet there are moderators who will delete a post
>>>>> for various reasons. This is of course a form of censorship, but quite
>>>>> necessary. Usenet was a free-for-all and that is what finally
>>>>> destroyed it.
>>>>> I think both Mike Vandeman and Tom Sherman simply wearied of the
>>>>> eternal conflict. Frankly I got tired of kicking ass myself. Usenet
>>>>> discussions not only needed a moderator, they also needed a director.
>>>>> It is good riddance to a type of forum which was impossible from the
>>>>> get-go. Nevertheless it lasted for a few years and was fun while it
>>>>> lasted. We should not mourn its passing.
>>>>> Ed Dolan - Minnesota