"Emery Davis" in :
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> Less amusing to see that afw is a thing of the past.

Hi Emery. I don't read it so. Rather that at one time, online wine fora
consisted of Internet newsgroups and (later, though he doesn't mention that)
those offered by private subscription services (which tried to compete with
the Internet, which again he doesn't mention). I took it to imply that the
wine newsgroup was pioneering.

> We have, none the less, and in the face of trolls and robots, managed to
> keep this one of the most civilized corners of the 'net.

Agreed!

Cheers -- Max