Re: Off Topic - But Heinous

[Bill Snyder <bsnyder@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:06:09 -0500, G. Morgan
<usenet_abuse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>Don't sweat it G. - isn't it obvious that a recovering alcoholic
>>involved in the alarm industry would NEVER read science fiction.
>>
>>I'm still trying to figure out what a "Big 8" group is.
>>
>>A guy on a web forum asked us to spread the word - so I did.  I had no
>>illusions that it would be well received by everyone.
>>
>>It's not worth the pissin' contest - especially in a group I only lurk in.
>
>
>Yeah, these guys are a real "barrel of laughs".
>
>For what it's worth, I appreciate you spreading the word.
>
>PS:  Big-8 groups are those that go through an entirely different process to
>create and delete. "Board members" are chosen (not elected) to decide what
>groups can be created or deleted.  It's a good-ole' boy thing.  Some regulars of
>such groups are somewhat "elitist's", somehow thinking that their hierarchy is
>somehow better than those that are not Big-8's.  The hierarchies are:
>
>comp.*
>humanities.*
>misc.*
>news.*
>rec.*
>sci.*
>soc.*
>talk.*
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_8_%28Usenet%29
>
>I'm done with these clowns.  See you back in ASA.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.  Don't come back.

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