Re: Since This Newsgroup Will Go...

Jim Wood

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Mar 16, 2013, 9:10:16 PM3/16/13

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On 17/03/2013 11:07 AM, Jim Wood wrote:
> On 17/03/2013 6:31 AM, Gettamulla Tupya wrote:
>> I would suggest people switch to the now unused newsgroup,
>> alt.ozdebate. It was started
>> by a bunch of us many years ago when we were Ozemail users. It hasn't
>> had much traffic
>> for yonks.
>>
>
> Now subscribed to alt.ozdebate

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Jim Wood, Brisbane

David Barnett

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Mar 17, 2013, 3:13:39 PM3/17/13

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In article <EH81t.4377$1k5.2814
@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com>,
jim....@this.is.an.invalid.domain says...

>
> On 17/03/2013 6:31 AM, Gettamulla Tupya wrote:
> > I would suggest people switch to the now unused newsgroup, alt.ozdebate. It was started
> > by a bunch of us many years ago when we were Ozemail users. It hasn't had much traffic
> > for yonks.
> >
>
> Now subscribed to alt.ozdebate

Likewise.
400 posts listed!

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David Barnett

Kingpin

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Mar 18, 2013, 5:33:13 AM3/18/13

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On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:13:39 +1100, David Barnett <dbar...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> > > I would suggest people switch to the now unused newsgroup, alt.ozdebate. It was started
> > > by a bunch of us many years ago when we were Ozemail users. It hasn't had much traffic
> > > for yonks.
> > >
> >
> > Now subscribed to alt.ozdebate
>
> Likewise.
> 400 posts listed!

In the "good old days", this newsgroup would see over 400 messages per day.

BTW, you can't attach piccies to messages here, but there are plenty of sites like
Imageshack and Fickr that allow you to host images on their site and link to them here.

BarbaraH

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Mar 19, 2013, 4:27:31 AM3/19/13

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Kingpin used his keyboard to write :

> On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:13:39 +1100, David Barnett
> <dbar...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
>>>> I would suggest people switch to the now unused newsgroup,
>>>> alt.ozdebate. It was started by a bunch of us many years ago when
>>>> we were Ozemail users. It hasn't had much traffic for yonks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Now subscribed to alt.ozdebate
>>
>> Likewise.
>> 400 posts listed!
>
> In the "good old days", this newsgroup would see over 400 messages
> per day.
>

And a lot of fun was had by all. :-)

> BTW, you can't attach piccies to messages here, but there are plenty
> of sites like Imageshack and Fickr that allow you to host images on
> their site and link to them here.

there used to be an ozdebate binary group but it seems to have
disappeared

Kingpin

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Mar 19, 2013, 7:34:01 AM3/19/13

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On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:27:31 +1000, BarbaraH <bha...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> > In the "good old days", this newsgroup would see over 400 messages
> > per day.
> >
>
> And a lot of fun was had by all. :-)

Yep, I used to spend a few hours a day just in this newsgroup.

> > BTW, you can't attach piccies to messages here, but there are plenty
> > of sites like Imageshack and Fickr that allow you to host images on
> > their site and link to them here.
>
> there used to be an ozdebate binary group but it seems to have
> disappeared
>

alt.binaries.ozdebate. It's still there, I did a test post in it just then.

Peter Dingleberry

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Mar 20, 2013, 10:04:42 AM3/20/13

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"BarbaraH" <bha...@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:ccOdneAomdblvNXM...@giganews.com...

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> And a lot of fun was had by all. :-)

Indeed :)

>> BTW, you can't attach piccies to messages here, but there are plenty of
>> sites like Imageshack and Fickr that allow you to host images on their
>> site and link to them here.
>
> there used to be an ozdebate binary group but it seems to have disappeared

It didn't disappear, but there had been no posts for sometime - probably
longer than the retention time of most ISP news servers. So it seemed empty.
>
>

BarbaraH

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Mar 21, 2013, 5:23:47 AM3/21/13

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Peter Dingleberry submitted this idea :

>

> It didn't disappear, but there had been no posts for sometime -
> probably longer than the retention time of most ISP news servers. So
> it seemed empty.
>>
>>

Yes, I did find it, originally I typed it into my newsgroup list and it
didn't come up, however once KP said it was still there I search a
little more thoroughly. :-)

SparkyB

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Apr 9, 2013, 10:11:07 PM4/9/13

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ozdebate.com

is back! :)

David Barnett

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Apr 25, 2013, 5:31:59 PM4/25/13

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In article <76jgk8lj2vl9hq2oo...@4ax.com>,
kin...@mailinator.com says...

What are the pictures usually about?

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BarbaraH

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Apr 26, 2013, 7:37:59 AM4/26/13

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David Barnett brought next idea :

Everything and anything. :-)

Kingpin

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Apr 26, 2013, 8:13:31 AM4/26/13

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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:31:59 +1000, David Barnett <dbar...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> What are the pictures usually about?

Much like those in the old Bigpong group. You will also see some quality photos posted
there, too.