On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:23:01 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:03:26 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Because these people have no idea what usenet is. You don't have to
> >> "join"
> >> anything to post here. You do have to "join" something on Google to do
> >> anything other than look stuff up using the search engine.
> >
> > Have you ever used Google to post to usenet? You don't have to "join"
> > anything.
>
>
> I try not to use Google to post. But yes, I have. I had to create an
> account when I was travelling and posting from PC's in hotel business
> centers. You don't have to use gmail but you have to have an account. I
> call that "joining"
>

All you need is a gmail address to post from there. That's not
"joining" anything. Creating a gmail account isn't remotely "joining"
as in "Hi! I just joined this group". Nowhere does anything say
"join this group".

Only the most needy of people who just have to "belong" to something -
people who are indoctrinated in webtv, foodbanter or email lists (who
does that anymore - I couldn't stand them when they were popular)
would say anything like "I just joined" in connection to usenet.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.