On Oct 7, 11:52?am, Ken Blake >
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> On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:35:45 -0700, cwdjrxyz >
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> > On Oct 6, 1:26 pm, Emery Davis > wrote:
> > > On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:26:59 -0700
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> > > Ken Blake > wrote:
> > > > Please excuse the OT posting, but I haven't seen anything from Ian
> > > > here for many months. Is anyone in touch with him? I hope he's all
> > > > right?
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> > > Hi Ken,
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> > > Ian's fine. I've been recently corresponded.
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> > > Sadly he has stopped posting on AFW, citing a general drop in
> > > courtesy levels, but also a lack of relevance to the drinking habits
> > > of those of us in France. I sometimes share this view.
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> > When I first started reading this group, Ian Hoare posted as much as
> > about anyone. I am glad to hear that he is well. I was beginning to
> > think that he was no longer with us
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> I feared the same thing. I've had the pleasure of meeting Ian and his
> wife Jacquie a couple of times, and I like them both very much.
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> > or had moved to a very remote area
> > without good internet access.
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> > As for courtesy levels, this seems to vary a lot. We have had trolls
> > who really stirred things up, but I could name many other Usenet
> > groups that have had worse problems.
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> That's certainly very true. I frequent a number of newsgroups, and all
> things considered, this is among the politest. But as you say, the
> Trolls come and go. For my part, I just killfile the obvious trolls
> with nothing to contribute, but that's less than a perfect solution
> because not everyone does, and I end up reading the trolls' messages
> when they are quoted by others.
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> > Lack of courtesy on the part of
> > some is just part of something as open as Usenet. People who have been
> > rude to me, mostly in other groups, have for the most part been trolls
> > who are rude to nearly everyone or people who are angry about
> > something else. They perhaps have a boss who annoys them. They can not
> > kick the dog, because that gets them arrested. They can not kick the
> > spouse, because that gets them arrested as well as court actions by
> > divorce lawyers who make them wish they never had been born. They can
> > go to Usenet and take out their ire on someone at random who they
> > likely do not know, and usually they can get away with it. I usually
> > do not get upset by a tirade by someone I do not know.There seems to
> > also be Usenet burnout. Many just seem to get tired of posting after a
> > time.
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> > In addition to Ian, I do not recall seeing a post from Tom S ( of Ch.
> > Burbank fame) here in a long time. At one time he posted nearly every
> > day. I hope he is well and perhaps just had Usenet burnout.
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Thanks for asking re Ian, Ken. I also wondered, as I looked at
fr.rec.boissons.vins yesterday and he hasn't posted there, either.
Glad to know he and Jacquie are well. We enjoyed having them visit in
'05.

As to courtesy levels, I agree by standards of non-moderated
newsgroups this one isn't particularly harsh. With one exception (who
I don't remember posting much lately) few obvious trolls. And I don't
remember anyone real getting a harsh reception.

Did you and Eileen make it to Westchester this summer? If so, sorry we
missed you.