What's amazing is...

"J the Trout" wrote in message
...
As a self confessed lurker, I take the view that I will only contribute
when I have someting useful to say - unlike the "usual suspects". I
suspect that they simply like the sound of their own voice (or the on-line
equivalent).

perhaps you are being harsh on yourself. Banter, in and of itself, might
prove useful. Identifying yourself and not being anonymous will give you a
bit of credibility, as well.
Bottom line: Usenet is what it is, and some like it, some do not. No one is
forcing you to post, or even read here.
If you like the format, or even can merely tolerate it, feel free to
participate and perhaps, you might be surprised.
Tom

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
news:rZ7Nh.1102$_S.581@trndny08...

"J the Trout" wrote in message
...
As a self confessed lurker, I take the view that I will only contribute
when I have someting useful to say - unlike the "usual suspects". I
suspect that they simply like the sound of their own voice (or the
on-line equivalent).

perhaps you are being harsh on yourself. Banter, in and of itself, might
prove useful. Identifying yourself and not being anonymous will give you a
bit of credibility, as well.
Bottom line: Usenet is what it is, and some like it, some do not. No one
is forcing you to post, or even read here.
If you like the format, or even can merely tolerate it, feel free to
participate and perhaps, you might be surprised.
Tom

Tom,

"Banter" appears in many other forums, and I am very comfortable with that,
but I feel that it goes over the top on too many occasions here. It does
appear that this thread has brought out a few lurkers, like myself, who, I
guess, would probably agree with me.

J

"Tom Littleton" wrote

Bottom line: Usenet is what it is, and some like it, some do not. No one
is forcing you to post, or even read here.


And many that used to like it, and post valuable and friendly content, no
longer do. It is what it is, just not what it used to be or possibly
'could' be ... that, I believe, has been settled.

"Larry L" wrote in message
...
And many that used to like it, and post valuable and friendly content, no
longer do. It is what it is, just not what it used to be or possibly
'could' be ... that, I believe, has been settled.

um, Larry, my memory escapes me here. Were you subscribed to ROFF back when
George Gherke posted
here?? Or, when TBone(now Halfordian Golfer, really
Tim Walker) posted heavily regarding catch and release??
I stand by my description. The only thing changed, that I see, is a more
bitter set of exchanges at times regarding what I would call off-topic
political stuff. And that, to my mind, reflects the tone of debate prevalent
in the nation and the world in the past 5, maybe 10 years.
Tom

"Tom Littleton" wrote

pic
political stuff. And that, to my mind, reflects the tone of debate
prevalent in the nation and the world in the past 5, maybe 10 years.
Tom


No, I'm post Gink era. Certainly the National Nastiness has be reflected
here. But neither "America, Love It or Leave It" or "ROFF, Love it or
leave it" impress me as thoughtful response to basically well meaning
criticism.

You did NOT say the latter, .... but I DID kinda read it that way, .... and
mumbled as I typed, "Common, Tom, anyone that 'keeps notes' on his fly
designs has to be less lame than that."

Thus my post above was a bit "knee jerk" and if there was a way I would have
deleted it soon after first posting and then "thinking" .... I sometimes get
the correct order mixed up. Sorry.

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:47:50 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:


"Larry L" wrote in message
...
And many that used to like it, and post valuable and friendly content, no
longer do. It is what it is, just not what it used to be or possibly
'could' be ... that, I believe, has been settled.

um, Larry, my memory escapes me here. Were you subscribed to ROFF back when
George Gherke posted
here?? Or, when TBone(now Halfordian Golfer, really
Tim Walker) posted heavily regarding catch and release??
I stand by my description. The only thing changed, that I see, is a more
bitter set of exchanges at times regarding what I would call off-topic
political stuff. And that, to my mind, reflects the tone of debate prevalent
in the nation and the world in the past 5, maybe 10 years.
Tom



I got here in time for both. Nope, not much change, except for the
names and, occasionally, the choice of what the new names anally
espouse as different from what the old names did.

Gotta say I rather enjoyed the catch and kill versus catch and release
with little input from the catch and release until bored and then
catch and kill and take back for dinner.
--

r.bc: vixen
Minnow goddess, Speaker to squirrels, willow watcher.
Almost entirely harmless. Really.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli