In article <957cc$161424.1ba@LSNT6>, rshiell@bak2.lightspeed.net says...
>edmou@vcn.bc.ca (Ed Mou) wrote:
>>>Richard Shiell (rshiell@bak2.lightspeed.net) wrote:
>>>: rene@u.washington.edu (K. Bogle) wrote:
>>>: >the bluster and foaming with a grain of salt.
>>>: Recreational newsgroups are not meant for venting misplaced anger.
>>Oh, if only that were so! Usenet would lose half its volume if not more...
>Yes, but... some newsgroups are flame-filled and mainly based on egos,
>others are polite and helpful (with some exceptions, sure, like this
>thread...). Compare weightlifting or audio groups to photo or
>gardening groups; amazingly different. No idea why, but I suspect
>that more gardeners use Nikons, and more Canon users have big loud
>stereos. (just trying to stay within the thread...)
Hmmm, I have a black thumb (EVERYTHING I plant, dies - most discouraging!)
and a very big (though not loud, just very high quality) stereo - and
I use Nikon...... 'Splain that! ;-),
(You are right, religious, uh, "fervor" does seem to run rampant in the
audio groups - but, sometimes discussions akin to "How-many-angels-can-
dance-on-the-head-of-a-pin?" are fun to watch in both the audio and
photo groups! ;-)
Uh, Hope This Helps....