One time on Usenet, "cybercat" > said:
>
> "Little Malice" > wrote in message
> ...
> > One time on Usenet, "cybercat" > said:
> >>
> >> "Little Malice" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > One time on Usenet, Sheldon > said:
> >> >
> >> >> > In article >,
> >> >> > (Little Malice) wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > One time on Usenet, Janet Baraclough >
> >> >> > > said:=
> >> >>
> >> >> > > > The message >
> >> >> > > > from "cybercat" > contains these words:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > > > Usenet IS a free-for-all. Whether it should be or not, it is,
> >> >> > > > > and
> >> >> > > > > it=
> >> >> has
> >> >> > > > > always been. It has not changed at all, except those who have
> >> >> > > > > used
> >> >> > > > > it for years are now more savvy.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > > =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDObviously you have not used it for years, or
> >> >> > > > you
> >> >> > > > wo=
> >> >> uld be aware of
> >> >> > > > how much it has changed for the worse.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > I had a similar thought. Usenet has NOT always been a
> >> >> > > "free-for-all".
> >> >> > > Not until AOL was loosed upon it, anyway. Anyone who was reading
> >> >> > > before then knows how much that changed things...
> >> >
> >> > <snip>
> >> >
> >> >> With that kind of comment you must think black folks should ride in
> >> >> the back of the bus... you don't like change.
> >> >
> >> > What strange logic! Have you ever had a CAT scan?
> >> >
> >> >> People repeat nonsense
> >> >> often enough they believe it... I'm sure you have yourself convinced
> >> >> that your shit doesn't stink.
> >> >
> >> > Spoken like a true AOLer...
> >> >
> >>
> >> You misspelled "ASSHOLE."
> >>
> >> (stolen from Blake)
> >
> > Heh! FWIW, I don't specifically dislike AOL users
>
> I wasn't busting on AOL users, I was busting on Sheldon.

I know, but my previous post may have given some the impression that I
was...

--
Jani in WA