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Re: Happy Thanksgiving to all.



"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have to say that it sure is too bad that this newsgroup has just about
> reached the end of it's existence. Back in 1996, when I first came across
> the group I thought .... what a great thing this was. What a place for end
> users installers, manufacturer and whatever to come together to get and
> give information  ... help.... advice. Even all the while it was going
> through bad times there were always the little gems of information that
> would slip through the garbage. And when all that finally came to an end
> .... I thought NOW .... it will build back up to it's potential but ....
> (I think) unfortunately the "social networking" craze has sapped all the
> potential users away from the Newsgroup forums, which leaves nothing left
> to attract anyone here. There are still a lot of the old ALT forums still
> functioning on other subjects but unfortunately this one has deteriorated
> to the point of no return.
>
> The moderated forums are neat and orderly but to my taste they are much
> too populated. If you don't have the time to check in on them a half dozen
> times a day, by the time you get to look in on them, twenty people have
> already responded and/or answered any posts that have been made. Hardly an
> hour goes by after an original post that some one or half dozen people
> have responded. In brief .... they're simply overpopulated and all you can
> do is read the questions and answers and very seldom get to participate.
>
> So, just out of curiosity, has anyone found any other alarm related groups
> or forums that are interesting?
>
> Again .... Happy Thanksgiving to all.
>
> Jim


I read AVS forums for a while.  Its ok.

Happy Thanksgiving.



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