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Default Anyone remember??

On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:23:54 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
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wrote:
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>>>>> Anyone remember Kathleens recipe swap??
>>>>
>>>> Eh?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I suspect this person expected us at one time to sign up for a "recipe
>>> swap", all the while forgetting we freely exchange recipes here and have
>>> for years. It was, IIRC, an email list or some sort of web forum where
>>> you had to provide all sorts of information and set up a "profile" in
>>> order to receive recipes. Who needs that when we have this?
>>>

>>
>> No, I wondered only because the site gave recipes freely and hoped
>> someone had heard of it... as you say you have this, but this is only
>> a minute spec in the Internet. Reading this newsgroup the last few
>> days, leads me to a conclusion (mine it may be) it sounds to me very
>> cliquish, truly sad.

>
>
>So let me get this straight: You're referring to this forum as a "minute
>spec [sic] in the Internet," while alluding to ANOTHER minute speck in the
>Internet, viz., the recipe swap site which nobody here has ever heard of.
>
>Let me guess: This "recipe swap" site is a blog? With advertisers who pay
>based on the amount of hits the site receives? And with which you have some
>kind of affiliation?
>
>Bob


I remember that site and it was no blog, somewhere around 92-93 when
Gemini, and Mealmaster were the rage.