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Stephanie Smith wrote:
> 
> In article <34968D01.30A6@marketing-wizards.com>,
> wordwork@marketing-wizards.com wrote:
> 
> > Every so often someone steps back from the verbal brawling that
> > characterizes these news groups and calls for sanity and reason.
> > That anguished cry always goes unheeded.
> 
> I find that bc.general is generally useless for anything other than
> bickering (though there are a couple of very witty posters here who
> brighten things considerably). Some other newsgroups I read and post
> to, however, are often wonderful. In one group there's an interesting
> debate on authorial intent, and a fine discussion of film analysis; in
> another there are threads about everything from linguistics to pop
> music to cuisine.
> 
> It's just a matter of knowing where to look, and what to expect. But
> it's so much harder, now that Usenet is so huge -- I did a lot of
> wading through dreck to find one of those groups, and that was about
> six years ago.
> 
> Hey -- here's a question for everyone. On what Usenet group did you
> make your posting debut, and when?
> 
> --
> Stephanie Smith -- reply to doa at bc dot sympatico dot ca

Agreed. This is the place to have a fight (discussion). There seems to
be a discussion of anything you want (including why Barney is the
AntiChrist, and they are serious) I don't remember, but I'm sure I
started posting to rec.autos.4x4 and if anyone wants some good humor, go
to rec.humor and look for posts by Nancy Carson (ignore the bulk of the
crap there, though).

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Gord, Sue & Countess McKenzie
"Anyone with brains knows not to take anything
posted here too seriously, it's a sandbox for adults."