The End of What Was Once A Great Group.

"Helen" wrote in message
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It has become impossible to talk about photography on this newsgroup
without ensuing arguments and attacks. There is no point in posting a
photographic subject or a pic because it always ends the same way.
It's a damn shame too because I actually learned a lot of valuable
information here and I was inspired and impressed by honest-to-
goodness photographers who have the same passion and committment I do
about photography. It's just not worth it to even drop by now and
then.
Helen


This is the story of "life on Usenet". It is the same on all groups......You
have to separate out the trolls from the others, and learn to let them just
wash off of your back, while you concern yourself with the intelligent
posters. And it is frequently difficult to tell the difference. In many
cases you will find yourself being dragged down to their level, until you
finally realize that you have allowed yourself to be drowned in their
stupidity....Ideally, I would have a list of names that I don't respond to,
but then, people do sometimes learn, and if you kept a, "stupid list", then
you would be refusing to believe in the possibility that there could be any
improvement. So what I do, is accept everyone into any new discussion
without prejudice until they prove themselves to be impossible to deal with.

Bill Graham wrote,on my timestamp of 5/09/2009 11:47 AM:

with the intelligent posters. And it is frequently difficult to tell the
difference.

You got that down pat.

Noons wrote:
Bill Graham wrote,on my timestamp of 5/09/2009 11:47 AM:

with the intelligent posters. And it is frequently difficult to tell
the difference.

You got that down pat.

Who's he?
Your Irish boyfriend?

--
Jeff R.
(why the hell am I signing these posts?)

Noons wrote:
Jeff R. wrote,on my timestamp of 5/09/2009 12:59 PM:
Noons wrote:
Bill Graham wrote,on my timestamp of 5/09/2009 11:47 AM:

with the intelligent posters. And it is frequently difficult to
tell the difference.

You got that down pat.

Who's he?
Your Irish boyfriend?

Wouldn't have a clue.

Sorry.
Didn't realise you were into anonymous buggery.