On 23 Mar 2007 06:39:50 -0700, "rb608" wrote:

On Mar 22, 10:26 pm, " wrote:
this place originated as a cybersapce bar room, where folks who
were originally attracted by an obvious common sporting interest sat
and relaxed, just bull****ting about fishing and lifeitsownself, at
the end of the fishing day, as friends do after the same activity in
real life.

Pretty much what mfitons says echoes my thoughts.

Ever hung out (for any length of time) in a (good) bar that didn't have
it's share of fights, fisticuffs, and other melodrama? Or even a
family. Heck, I'd offer that a bar (or family) without such wouldn't be
much of a bar (or family)...

TC,
R

While noting that KF's reasonable issue that ROFF did not originate as
a cyberspace bar room, I'd insert my opinion that while
rec.outdoors.fishing.fly is undeniably nothing more than a binary
Usenet construct, the oft-lamented ROFF was indeed something more than
that.

But except for wayno's disinterest in another Clave, what he said.

Joe F.