Re: Why Tolerate this Newsgroup?

Because, along with the inane, there are nuggets of geniune, worthy
advice. No one is being forced to stay. I, myself, use my real name
and e-mail.

Francis

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> I would like to respectfully ask why so many of you tolerate this
newsgroup.
> It seems to be full of trolls and other types of folks that get their

> jollies by antagonizing other members of the group. There are some
very
> knowledgeable members of this group and I have learned much from
being a
> member of this group. Year after year the problems in this newsgroup
worsen.
> That is just the nature of Usenet and it will only get worse with
time.
> Have you ever considered moving this forum (essentially all of the
good
> folks in this forum) to another location such as groups on Astromart
or some
> other location where folks will have to post using their real names
and real
> email addresses? It seems that this solution would eliminate all of
the
> trolls and other annoyances and we could have astronomy discussions
without
> all of the flame wars. It seems that if a new home could be found,
the group
> could be vacated rather quickly.
>
> Regards,
>
> -mij

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