the death of roff
 

On Sep 19, 11:39*pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:
salmobytes wrote in news:c3882149-1165-
:





On Sep 9, 7:11*pm, Giles wrote:

People get driven away from EVERY place, EVERY day. *And it is rarely
toxicity that does the trick. *Look at religion.....ANY
religion.....for a case in point.

....most of the daily fishing chatter has migrated over to any one of
a zillion moderated "forums" where toxic posts (perhaps some sadistic
torturing Mike Xyz, by exploiting personal foibles and weaknesses)
immediately get deleted.

This provides a veneer of civility. People learn that toxic posts get
deleted, so they don't make them in the first place. That doesn't mean
they are, in general, civil. *Given access to a place like ROFF,
they'll quickly revert to Lord of the Flies behavior. *The veneer of
civility is, however, better than the alternative. No?

No!

I state my case again, if your Socialist, censorship "forums" are so much
better than Usenet, why the hell are you still posting here?

That's right....I forgot, you have migrated over to any one of a zillion
moderated "forums" where toxic posts (i.e. postings that don't follow
party ideology...I mean forum standards) immediately get deleted.

The veneer of civility (censorship)is, however, better than the
alternative (free speech). No?

HH.

moron.

g.

the death of roff
 

On Sep 20, 6:43*am, salmobytes wrote:
On Sep 19, 10:39*pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:

I state my case again, if your Socialist, censorship "forums" are so much
better than Usenet, why the hell are you still posting here?

...that was my first post in over a year. *Posted here perhaps a half
a dozen times
in the last 3-4 years. *Thanks for reminding me to stay away (usenet
increasingly seems
to attract right-wing nut cases, among all the other deviant weirdos).
Sayonara mf.

moron.

g.

the death of roff
 

On Sep 21, 7:45*am, ScovilleUnit wrote:
salmobytes wrote :

On Sep 19, 10:39*pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:

I state my case again, if your Socialist, censorship "forums" are so
much better than Usenet, why the hell are you still posting here?

...that was my first post in over a year. *Posted here perhaps a half
a dozen times
in the last 3-4 years. *Thanks for reminding me to stay away (usenet
increasingly seems
to attract right-wing nut cases, among all the other deviant weirdos).

......and yet you are still posting, and you are still here. *Wonder why
that is?

Sayonara mf.

You'll be back, and posting again.....it's inevitable!

See you soon salmobutt. g

moron.

g.

the death of roff
 

Giles wrote in
:

On Sep 19, 11:39*pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:
salmobytes wrote in news:c3882149-1165-
:





On Sep 9, 7:11*pm, Giles wrote:

People get driven away from EVERY place, EVERY day. *And it is
rarel
y
toxicity that does the trick. *Look at religion.....ANY
religion.....for a case in point.

....most of the daily fishing chatter has migrated over to any one
of a zillion moderated "forums" where toxic posts (perhaps some
sadistic torturing Mike Xyz, by exploiting personal foibles and
weaknesses) immediately get deleted.

This provides a veneer of civility. People learn that toxic posts
get deleted, so they don't make them in the first place. That
doesn't mean they are, in general, civil. *Given access to a place
like ROFF, they'll quickly revert to Lord of the Flies behavior.
*The veneer of civility is, however, better than the alternative.
No?

No!

I state my case again, if your Socialist, censorship "forums" are so
much better than Usenet, why the hell are you still posting here?

That's right....I forgot, you have migrated over to any one of a
zillion moderated "forums" where toxic posts (i.e. postings that
don't follow party ideology...I mean forum standards) immediately get
deleted.

The veneer of civility (censorship)is, however, better than the
alternative (free speech). No?

HH.

moron.

g.


Green Teeth FOOL!

HH.

the death of roff
 

On Sep 7, 6:01*pm, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:
the demise of rec.outdoors.fishing.fly is a tragic certainty. *there may be
some reflexive flips and flops, not unlike the last gasps of a rainbow in
the rocks and sand up on hazel creek, but you can mark it down as gone; long
gone.

that truth troubles me as much as anyone. *but, there you have it.

yfitons
wayno

Ahh, for the good old days, when we were all young and bitey. I look
back in fondness at the many hours, days, and weeks of wasted time
here - ****ing contests with Gherke, attempts to have a civil
conversation with Mo Skeeter and later RDean, and real, true
friendships forged and forgotten. Flame wars, nastiness, the
anonymous trolls, hilarity, wit and actual useful information, shared
flies, lies, and ryes - it was all good, but probably better gone and
buried in the archives. It was fun while it lasted. We should never
have let the AOL and WebTV crowd in the back doorg. I feel lucky to
have met a lot of the old gang, some of whom I still count as friends,
even though I haven't seen them in ages, and may never again.

Hope we meet again some day wayno, on a stream, or just near one.

--Stan

the death of roff
 

On Sep 22, 9:45*pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:
Giles wrote :





On Sep 19, 11:39 pm, ScovilleUnit wrote:
salmobytes wrote in news:c3882149-1165-
:

On Sep 9, 7:11 pm, Giles wrote:

People get driven away from EVERY place, EVERY day. And it is
rarel
y
toxicity that does the trick. Look at religion.....ANY
religion.....for a case in point.

....most of the daily fishing chatter has migrated over to any one
of a zillion moderated "forums" where toxic posts (perhaps some
sadistic torturing Mike Xyz, by exploiting personal foibles and
weaknesses) immediately get deleted.

This provides a veneer of civility. People learn that toxic posts
get deleted, so they don't make them in the first place. That
doesn't mean they are, in general, civil. Given access to a place
like ROFF, they'll quickly revert to Lord of the Flies behavior.
The veneer of civility is, however, better than the alternative.
No?

No!

I state my case again, if your Socialist, censorship "forums" are so
much better than Usenet, why the hell are you still posting here?

That's right....I forgot, you have migrated over to any one of a
zillion moderated "forums" where toxic posts (i.e. postings that
don't follow party ideology...I mean forum standards) immediately get
deleted.

The veneer of civility (censorship)is, however, better than the
alternative (free speech). No?

HH.

moron.

g.

Green Teeth FOOL!

HH.

moron.

g.

the death of roff
 

s g typed:
On Sep 7, 6:01 pm, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:
the demise of rec.outdoors.fishing.fly is a tragic certainty. there
may be some reflexive flips and flops, not unlike the last gasps of
a rainbow in the rocks and sand up on hazel creek, but you can mark
it down as gone; long gone.

that truth troubles me as much as anyone. but, there you have it.

yfitons
wayno

Ahh, for the good old days, when we were all young and bitey. I look
back in fondness at the many hours, days, and weeks of wasted time
here - ****ing contests with Gherke, attempts to have a civil
conversation with Mo Skeeter and later RDean, and real, true
friendships forged and forgotten. Flame wars, nastiness, the
anonymous trolls, hilarity, wit and actual useful information, shared
flies, lies, and ryes - it was all good, but probably better gone and
buried in the archives. It was fun while it lasted. We should never
have let the AOL and WebTV crowd in the back doorg. I feel lucky to
have met a lot of the old gang, some of whom I still count as friends,
even though I haven't seen them in ages, and may never again.

Hope we meet again some day wayno, on a stream, or just near one.

Who are you, and what have you done with Stan? :)
--
TL,
Tim
(still burping from the BSBCBF (Beer, Sausage, Beer, Cigars, and Beer Fest))