Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> "mr.sumo.snr." <mr_sumo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:39ghpkF5s7ok9U1@individual.net...

> Out of curiosity, where might such places be? (Whisper it so the yahoos
> don't hear)

If you could whisper that into my mailbox as well please.

> Personally, I would find wading through the sludge around here pretty
> unbearable of late without the liberal use of filters -- and this is
> probably one of the more civil and quiet groups around.

Haven't really noticed. Just marking any thread that has crosspostings
in it as read. Lately that hasn't left much to read though.

>>I think the end of the reliable freebie German server at the end of this
>>month may be a defining moment.
> 
> The problem IMO is the attrition rate of interesting personalities -- there
> are not enough new ones to take their slack. Plus, shall we say, a certain
> polarization of our existing ones. So, are the newsgroup prowlers getting
> duller, or are we getting fuddy-duddier?

You and Jonathan are definitely getting long in the tooth. I have
located the elixir of life, but importing the turnkey operation is going
to cost 750man plus shipping.

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St. Patrick's Day Parade, Nagoya. Saturday 5th March 2005
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