: > I stopped bothering with it because a certain person with the initials 'PA' : > used to fill it with abuse. If I want to be abused, I just say "Hi" to any : > girl. Most of the interesting posters gradually stopped posting, so I : > stopped bothering with it too. : >
: > So, was it closed down or did it just die from neglect? : >
: > Cheers, : > abuse welcome, : > Deano. : : I believe most of the regulars have switched to the members only phpBB : forum at
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: : I fear Aus.Electronics might be headed the same way, the signal-to- : noise ratio is getting lower every day thanks to the recent coss- : posted stuff re MassiveProng et.al : : Dave. :
Thanks for the plug :-)
As much as I defend people's right to free speech there comes a point where disruptive and abusive individuals need to be curtailed.
A moderated forum is no different than a group of people turning away from abuse and just shutting the door behind then so they can continue their conversations in peace.
Unfortunately Usenet's freedom can also be it's downfall. So hopefully when the legal system catches up with cyberspace we will see a turn around.
Cheers TT