On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:12:42 +0100, Magda wrote:
>On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:51:01 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Keith Anderson
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... OK, like DFM I think I've had enough of RTE.
>
>But DFM is still around - or is it a clone?
>
> ... At one time, I think there were more than sufficient travel-related
> ... threads to keep RTE going as a valid and valuable resource.
> ... Travel-related threads were in the foreground, which left sufficient
> ... room in the background for fun, banter, Mixi-baiting, ScRunge dissing
> ... and interaction between posters who'd been here for a while.
> ...
> ... It seems that nowadays the background noise has become the foreground,
> ... and travel-related discussion has, regrettably, become the background.
> ... Yes, in former times there were always America vs Europe threads, with
> ... Go Fig embodying the voice of global corporatism and most disagreeing
> ... with him, but, as I say, enough travel-related discussion to keep it
> ... in the background.
> ...
> ... Now, we have hitherto sensible posters falling out with one another,
> ... very little about travel in Europe - although stalwarts such as tile,
> ... Giovanni Drogo and a few others do their best with quality posts to
> ... keep the spirit of RTE alive.
> ...
> ... I'm less concerned about the spam than I am about the lack of serious
> ... questions from potential travellers to Europe - and in attempting to
> ... try and be reasonable with the recent question from China about where
> ... he/she/it should go first in Europe, it appears that I have made a
> ... major blunder in answering a question from a Chinese troll. I'm sorry.
> ... I didn't check his/her/its email address. I've had Grönross (or
> ... whatever the . his name is) and that vile piece of filth ScRunge
> ... jumping on my neck and telling me I'm out of order. .
> ...
> ... Basically, I give up.
>
>Don't be silly. Take a break, and come back when you miss the group for the same reasons
>why you are leaving.
>
>(Or you can just killfile the twats!)
According to IanF, if you supply NIN with the info they need they will remove
spam. It probably explains why I don't see so much as some others do.
--
Martin
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