Not a current event but applies to this group
Scarlett
group....I thought that's strange it's a big-8 group so asked it be
added...the admin adds groups on Thru. So I checked with other online peeps
and found out that Earthlink, and ATT don't carry the group either. I just
checked Giganews and they don't carry the group....I am in the market for a
pay-per-view news service so now I wonder just how many ISP/NSP's actually
carry this group and if there are not many that do that would explain the
lack of traffic...if people can't see the group they don't know its here. I
did check out the alt. group and its pretty much spam so if I can find a
legit poster will point them over here if the group is on their server. I
do think the big Moderated notice at the top of my screen may be a determent
to some...but to me there is a big difference between Moderated and
Censored....I have experienced Censored first hand over the last 12
years....mostly from private servers but also NSP's that have general groups
for members which were moderated........they didn't want any bad stuff said
about the service.
So far I have not seen Censorship here. Ok so if there are lurkers out
there how about raising your hands ;-)
-- "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy
crap...what a ride!"
Rhett
> I found out a few days ago that my main ISP Verizon doesn't carry this
> group....I thought that's strange it's a big-8 group so asked it be
> added...the admin adds groups on Thru. So I checked with other online peeps
> and found out that Earthlink, and ATT don't carry the group either. I just
> checked Giganews and they don't carry the group....I am in the market for a
> pay-per-view news service so now I wonder just how many ISP/NSP's actually
> carry this group and if there are not many that do that would explain the
> lack of traffic...if people can't see the group they don't know its here. I
> did check out the alt. group and its pretty much spam so if I can find a
> legit poster will point them over here if the group is on their server. I
> do think the big Moderated notice at the top of my screen may be a determent
> to some...but to me there is a big difference between Moderated and
> Censored....I have experienced Censored first hand over the last 12
> years....mostly from private servers but also NSP's that have general groups
> for members which were moderated........they didn't want any bad stuff said
> about the service.
>
> So far I have not seen Censorship here. Ok so if there are lurkers out
> there how about raising your hands ;-)
Yeah good point; if it ain't on a server, there's not much chance of
peeps posting to it. They say this one is moderated by a robot. I
like robots but would rather not have anything between my post and
usenet. Why complicate things? But it would be kind of neat if the
robot started posting. I mean you would think it would get bored if
there were no posts and it would just start having fun making silly
posts or something. If I were a robot, that's what I would do.
--
HAL: Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became
operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of
January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to
sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you.
Dave: Yes, I'd like to hear it, HAL. Sing it for me.
HAL: It's called "Daisy."
HAL: Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half crazy all for
the love of you. It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't afford a
carriage. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for
two.
Scarlett
LOL some guy I know had a bot thingy on his site and I loved chatting with
it and it told me he was cute, but when I asked if he was married he didn't
have a answer in the database. I decided to take a mental health day off
work....last nite we had twister warnings all around my little hick town,
and today the temps are 30's and its snowing......also they turned the heat
off at work because some whiny pre-meno-pausal wimmins complained it was hot
last week so the wimpy building custodian shut it off. And now I smell a
pizza calling my name ;-)