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Dean Campbell wrote:

> THE INTERNET IS A RORT !!!!!

Okay - I'll bite, just to keep the numbers up.

> I have always been fascinated buy the figures that get QUOTED . I have

Yes, by people trying to sell computers.  Yes - what do you expect fer
chrissakes - truth in advertising???

> even posted messages deliberately written to " Stir up the natives "
> to see what sort of response I get . The best I ever got was 16 replys

I tend to ignore obvious trolls, as I suspect most others do.

> Lets try an experiment here !!!!  I know I have an audience of several
> thousand people maybe more according to the statistics so lets see how

The "internet" is much more than two groups in Usenet.  You might find
that the figures include anyone with an email account.


> Q1     How many news groups do you subscribe too ??

15 - 20.  It varies with time.

> 
> Q2    What is the greatest amount of replys you have had to one
> posting ??

5 - 8 in a medium volume technical group

> 
> Q3    Do you believe the QUOTED figures of how many people are on the
> net !

Define "connected to the internet" first.  Almost certainly the figures
have been "massaged" to maximise commercial returns.

> 
> Q4    Do you believe this message will get more than 10 or 15 replys !

Probably.

> 
> Q5   If you run a business and use the net for advertising what sort
> of response do you get from your postings (honestly) ??

Don't use it for business.


> This message will either become the record holder of the most replyed
> to message on the net...

I doubt it.  That honour is usually reserved for *totally* trivial posts
;-)

can I go now...

-- 
Stephen Hearn