in article 1112211771.807941.190440@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, John W. at
worthj1970@yahoo.com wrote on 3/31/05 4:42 AM:

> 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.

Agreed.