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   Message 129 of 290   
   Clay G ucci to caroline   
   Re: Newsgroups   
   27 May 05 14:24:57   
   
   From: mackmoves@gmail.com   
      
   yeah, drove me to the forums. But then they are contstant advertising, in   
   most cases the admin sending you spam also.  I say we all go dialup for our   
   message posting and bring the golden ages back!!   
   "caroline"  wrote in message   
   news:db746464.0411151820.1d74b546@posting.google.com...   
   > "Ed Gosser"  wrote in message   
   > news:...   
   >> What ever happened to   
   >>   
   >>  news groups.   
   >>   
   >>  What Happened   
   >   
   > I started reading them recently, and am also disappointed.   
   > There is a lot of useful info being offered, but there is also a   
   > mountain of rubbish. Entertainment for some I guess,but many   
   > discussions seemed to have died when a persistent irrelevant tack was   
   > followed.   
   > Initially I was excited by the idea of newsgroups, but this has   
   > passed.   
      
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