Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article 1112190144.017756.193680@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com,
John W. at
> worthj1970@yahoo.com wrote on 3/30/05 10:42 PM:
>
> > Ed wrote:
> >
> >> I'd say that what we need is more real people posting instead of
> > troll posts
> >> which now outnumber the real posts.
> >>
> >> Sadly, I am as guilty as anybody in slacking off. It's not that I
was tired
> >> of posting on this group, but rather that I have been having
problems with
> >> gaining access to this newsgroup. Fortunately, I have found the
reason for my
> >> problems ( many problems, but the main problem was a very bloated
temp
> >> internet file) and can now continue providing intelligent
responses to
> >> idiotic questions as I have done in times past.
> >
> > Well I just posted (I think; never know with the new Google it
seems) a
> > topic that's highly engaging and worthy of your comments.
> >
> > John W.
>
> I admit that I too don't post here as much as I used to, and most of
the
> messages are really cross-posted from soc.culture.japan, where I
battle the
> fans of the Japanese Imperial Army.
>
> It used to be that this was a good place to talk about life in Japan,
but I
> notice that whenever a new person posts something that is not an
outright
> troll, they get shot down. One guy wanted to discuss Kurosawa, some
other
> had pictures of Japan on his website, some wanted travel advice.
>
> We need new blood, of the non-troll type.

Or the old blood needs to be more tolerant of newbies.

John W.