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15-01-2006, 21.58.29
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Re: Any moderated travel group ?
[email]kubiga@mail.com[/email] wrote:
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> I used to read this group a lot, but, after having browsed through a
> few recent postings, I realized that quality of information here has
> deteriorated. Too much politics, plain stupidity, spam, etc. Only a few
> posters are still providing useful information.[/color]
That depends upon your definition of "quality", doesn't it?
A) A goodly share of the "politics" posted here DOES have
some bearing on travel to the countries involved. (Unless
something gets cross-posted to groups like
"alt.bush.my-hero" or some such - but that's where your
ability to scroll past posts that don't interest you kicks in.)
B) What you call "stupidity" - largely the puns and plays on
words, I suspect - most literate people regard as "humour".
Also, those of us who have been posting here for some
years have come to regard some of our fellow-posters as
friends, even though we may never have met in person - our
conversations DO tend to go off-topic, occasionally, but who
cares?
C) Your definition of "spam" is flawed, I think - we get
very little of it here, and most of what we do get is
definitely related to European travel.
D) There is still plenty of "useful" information here -
every time I've posted a question, I've received helpful
replies, and I'm sure most fellow posters can make the same
claim. (Anyway, most of our members enjoy newsgroups as a
form of recreation - if we want guaranteed accurate
information, not opinions, we go to official web-sites for it.)
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> What would be the alternatives ? I mean, are there any online moderated
> travel discussions, or online travel groups where people are kicked out
> if they misbehave (this is way easier than having a full-time
> moderator) ?[/color]
You're asking in the wrong place - most of us here prefer
uncensored Usenet (and our own browser's filtering
capabilities) to having someone else decide what we can or
cannot read. Of course any uncensored group gets its share
of "flame wars", but no one is compelled to READ messages,
once a thread deteriorates into name-calling. (That's what
"kill-files" are for.)
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15-01-2006, 22.01.40
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Re: Any moderated travel group ?
DDT Filled Mormons wrote:
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> On 14 Jan 2006 20:37:46 -0800, [email]kubiga@mail.com[/email] wrote:
>
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>>I used to read this group a lot, but, after having browsed through a
>>few recent postings, I realized that quality of information here has
>>deteriorated. Too much politics, plain stupidity, spam, etc. Only a few
>>posters are still providing useful information.
>>
>>What would be the alternatives ? I mean, are there any online moderated
>>travel discussions, or online travel groups where people are kicked out
>>if they misbehave (this is way easier than having a full-time
>>moderator) ?[/color]
>
>
> Thinking this guy was a troll, I used the TrollDetector 2000 (Google
> Groups advanced search).
>
> I kinda wish I hadn't![/color]
W-E-L-L??????? (Don't leave us in suspense!)
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15-01-2006, 22.07.52
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Re: Any moderated travel group ?
"Richard J." <rjnews@stayparis.net> wrote:
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>tim (moved to sweden) wrote:[color=green]
>> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
>> and prestwich tesco 24h offy" <this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.com>
>> wrote in message
>> news:1h97au7.1nyfcge1rue7uxN%this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.com...[color=darkred]
>>> <kubiga@mail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I used to read this group a lot, but, after having browsed
>>>> through a few recent postings, I realized that quality of
>>>> information here has deteriorated.
>>>
>>> I've been reading this group for a long time too. I don't agree
>>> with you about that.[/color]
>>
>> Actually I think the problem is a lack of new questions
>>
>> I've noticed over the last few months that there have
>> be far fewer individual questions about 'going somewhere'
>> and that most of the threads are now Martin and Mixi et al
>> discussing something only slightly travel related.[/color]
>
>You're implying that the lack of new questions is the cause of all the
>off-topic garbage. I suggest you have cause and effect the wrong way
>round. If the group didn't consist largely of huge threads on off-topic
>subjects (e.g. 789 messages so far in the "Teaching english in Europe
>with no degree ..." thread) people might be more encouraged to post here
>with relevant questions, and would find more people here to respond to
>them.[/color]
Some (but not all) of the participants in off-topic discussions are
also among those who respond constructively to on-topic questions.
I check into r.t.e. quite often, and expect to encounter (after a
fashion) a group of people who are generally interested in travel in
Europe. When on-topic matters arise, those in a position to make a
helpful contribution generally do so. In between, some of us shoot the
breeze.
If all I ever found here was questions about how to get from Dublin
Airport to the city centre, or whether the Ring of Kerry was a better
trip than the Dingle Peninsula, then I wouldn't bother with r.t.e.
People who want that kind of service, and who are tight-arsed about
the way usenet groups tend to behave, can go elsewhere and pay money
for what they might get free here.
--
PB
The return address has been MUNGED
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15-01-2006, 22.41.24
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Re: Any moderated travel group ?
Padraig Breathnach <padraigb@MUNGEDiol.ie> wrote:
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> If all I ever found here was questions about how to get from Dublin
> Airport to the city centre,[/color]
Bus, but give the driver a crisp new 5 euro note. Otherwise you might
receive a scowl if you give 5 euro coins, and downright disapproval if
you use change smaller than that. My partner said "sorry" when he
received the latter, and the response was "I'm _sure_ you are!"
--
David Horne- [url]http://www.davidhorne.net[/url]
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
[url]http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer[/url] [url]http://soundjunction.org[/url]
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16-01-2006, 05.07.42
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Re: Any moderated travel group ?
I must say. I been a ghost here forever. I only post every so often. But
this is one of the best places to Google if you ever need it. Even the most
trival questions are treated seriously. And there hasn't been a flame war in
ages. Considering what a large group this is and how many truly great
contributors, may I say, "Go to hell."
Lava
~~~Loves this group
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16-01-2006, 21.02.40
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Re: Any moderated travel group ?
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:01:40 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>
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>DDT Filled Mormons wrote:
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>> On 14 Jan 2006 20:37:46 -0800, [email]kubiga@mail.com[/email] wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I used to read this group a lot, but, after having browsed through a
>>>few recent postings, I realized that quality of information here has
>>>deteriorated. Too much politics, plain stupidity, spam, etc. Only a few
>>>posters are still providing useful information.
>>>
>>>What would be the alternatives ? I mean, are there any online moderated
>>>travel discussions, or online travel groups where people are kicked out
>>>if they misbehave (this is way easier than having a full-time
>>>moderator) ?[/color]
>>
>>
>> Thinking this guy was a troll, I used the TrollDetector 2000 (Google
>> Groups advanced search).
>>
>> I kinda wish I hadn't![/color]
>
>W-E-L-L??????? (Don't leave us in suspense!)[/color]
Please, read further if you dare, Evelyn.
[url]http://groups.google.com/groups?as_uauthors=kubiga%40mail.com[/url]
If you want to hear about health related sexual disfunction, fine, but
I decided to spare you the gory details!
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