"Joe "Beppe"Rosenberg" > wrote in message
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[interesting list snipped]

> The group you've posted on AFW is not moderated although a few of us
geezers
> and baby boomers do a little moderating. It has been in existence almost
as
> long as the Prodigy board which evolved into E.Parker. Being self
moderated
> we have our share people trying to sell us Viagra or trolling--trying to
> annoy the regulars. There are few offlines because we have a much smaller
> base but we have knowledgeable posters who occasionally have flame wars.
> Only enemy vessel is so intense as AFW.
>
When I first started an interest in wine in the early '90s I used to
frequent the Compuserve wine forum. Robin Garr was a regular contributor,
as were many other interesting people (Ron Berglund, winemaker at Swan used
to lurk). I learned an incredible amount from those folks, and when CS
closed the forum it was like losing a bunch of friends.

Dean

> What ever you do..... enjoy.