Dana, Kim, Lisa, DF Manno

[Beaver Fever]

Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be forgiven for their betrayal

[Snidely]

Beaver Fever is guilty of
<ecada522-d854-4834...@googlegroups.com> as of
2/26/2023 4:52:44 PM

> Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be forgiven for
> their betrayal

DF Manno died. I suppose it's hard to forgive that sort of betrayal.
The others seem to have drifted away when the bulk of the posts were of
no interest to them.

/dps

--
"First thing in the morning, before I have coffee, I read the obits, If
I'm not in it, I'll have breakfast." -- Carl Reiner, to CBS News in
2015.

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:52:52 -0800
Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Beaver Fever is guilty of
> <ecada522-d854-4834...@googlegroups.com> as of
> 2/26/2023 4:52:44 PM
>
> > Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be forgiven for
> > their betrayal
>
> DF Manno died. I suppose it's hard to forgive that sort of betrayal.
> The others seem to have drifted away when the bulk of the posts were of
> no interest to them.
>

Only BF posts his life story here. Cecil must be rolling in his grave.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.

[Beaver Fever]

The group is reflective of the people who post here. I guess they ceased to become interesting?

[Snidely]

After serious thinking Kerr-Mudd, John wrote :

Well, my memory (2 grey cells) is that much of the drift occurred when
the Chicago economist was around and someone ISTR as "George" was
posting random ootewb music videos recreating his yute.

/dps

--
"Maintaining a really good conspiracy requires far more intelligent
application, by a large number of people, than the world can readily
supply."

Sam Plusnet

[Beaver Fever]

He wasn't really an economist, he was just pretending to be one in a desperate bid for status and credibility. He left when he realized it wasn't forthcoming.

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:21:17 -0800 (PST)
Beaver Fever <Beaver...@live.com> wrote:

> On Monday, February 27, 2023 at 6:20:00 PM UTC-8, Snidely wrote:
> > After serious thinking Kerr-Mudd, John wrote :
> > > On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:52:52 -0800
> > > Snidely <snide...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Beaver Fever is guilty of
> > >> <ecada522-d854-4834...@googlegroups.com> as of
> > >> 2/26/2023 4:52:44 PM
> > >>
> > >>> Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be forgiven for
> > >>> their betrayal
> > >>
> > >> DF Manno died. I suppose it's hard to forgive that sort of betrayal.
> > >> The others seem to have drifted away when the bulk of the posts were of
> > >> no interest to them.
> > >>
> > > Only BF posts his life story here. Cecil must be rolling in his grave.
> > Well, my memory (2 grey cells) is that much of the drift occurred when
> > the Chicago economist was around and someone ISTR as "George" was
> > posting random ootewb music videos recreating his yute.
> >
> > /dps
> >
> > --
> > "Maintaining a really good conspiracy requires far more intelligent
> > application, by a large number of people, than the world can readily
> > supply."
> >
> > Sam Plusnet

Fame!

>
> He wasn't really an economist, he was just pretending to be one in a desperate bid for status and credibility. He left when he realized it wasn't forthcoming.
>

AUE has a similar couple of characters but they ain't leaving, one is
desperately pushing a 'new' physics that denies relativity, and how his
free energy reactionless railgun can save the planet, as he alone is a
genius, being oppressed by all those mainstream scientists (note this is
an English Usage NG, not a weird science NG).

Also a plain antisemitic racist, but just about everyone but 1 or 2
numpties have them KF'd.

There was also an extremely hair-triggered fowl-mouthed poster but he died.

But mostly 'we' lose the informative/funny posters. Such is life's great
tapestry.


NB afca/aue xpost. Just for Sam.

[Sam Plusnet]

False fame. I have no idea what my nym is doing in there.

--
Sam Plusnet

[Snidely]

Beaver Fever asserted that:

Your insight is as impressive as your writing.

/dps

--
"I am not given to exaggeration, and when I say a thing I mean it"
_Roughing It_, Mark Twain

[Les Albert]

On Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:52:44 -0800 (PST), Beaver Fever
<Beaver...@live.com> wrote:

>Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be forgiven for their betrayal

They have been out of here far longer than the group started its
decline. I always thought they went to Facebook or became Twitterati.

Les

[Beaver Fever]

your name looks familiar

[Les Albert]

On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:06:05 -0700 (PDT), Beaver Fever
<Beaver...@live.com> wrote:

You must be thinking of someone else, probably what's-his-name.

Les

[Lee Ayrton]

On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 7:52:45 PM UTC-5, Beaver Fever wrote:
> Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be forgiven for their betrayal

They went to FB, but have been less and less active (where I can see them at least.)

Part of the problem is that Usenet isn't well supported by apps, the Google Groups interface I'm using right now is clunky at best.


Lee "Chopped liver" Ayrton

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

Perhaps Mr Adams is getting less known. (I confess I only found out about
his work by looking for a Douglas Adams ng)

[Michael Trew]

On 4/9/2023 16:05, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Apr 2023 09:07:54 -0700 (PDT) Lee
> Ayrton<layrt...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 7:52:45 PM UTC-5, Beaver Fever
>> wrote:
>>> Abandoned this group when it needed them most and shall not be
>>> forgiven for their betrayal
>>
>> They went to FB, but have been less and less active (where I can
>> see them at least.)
>>
>> Part of the problem is that Usenet isn't well supported by apps,
>> the Google Groups interface I'm using right now is clunky at best.

Google Groups is a poor interface, at best. To each their own, but I
don't touch Usenet unless I'm sitting at a computer with a real keyboard
to type. Thunderbird does the trick, and is easy to set up. Eternal
September is free, and block news only costs a few dollars for enough
text Usenet bandwidth for life.

> Perhaps Mr Adams is getting less known. (I confess I only found out
> about his work by looking for a Douglas Adams ng)

I came across the "Straight Dope" years ago. I was quite disappointed
when the column was discontinued... I was still receiving it via E-mail
newsletter.