Re: PROPOSAL: alt.comp.retro-computing

On Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:57:21 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman" <[email protected]> did
make me awaken from my chaotic existentialism when they didst announce:

>OldbieOne <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>I didn't realize I was in the presence of such greatness! :O
>
>>https://groups.google.com/g/aus.hi-fi/c/ed7QqoXSLr8
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>You never were a serious proponent. I'm not explaining the history of

I was, but my post was half-assed because I thought nobody even bothered.

>that as you sure as hell were well aware of it.

Now that much *IS* true! Yes, I've been around.....

>>You're so vain, I bet you think this newsgroup's about you: 
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>>alt.adam-h-kerman.config
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>>I've done a lot of things in my time, but I've never been a dick to so many
>>people that they've created a group purely to trash me, my dude. 
>
>Oh, there were a good half dozen revenge froups started.

What's a froup? And how would one get one started? What hierarchy is that in?
rec.*? Do you mean "frop"? 

>>Seems quite a lot of admins have chosen to include the group in their feeds
>>worldwide. Must be nice to have so many friends, eh?
>
>>ROFLMAO!
>
>Ray created it. I asked him to create the others, but he hasn't. All
>that's important is that I have more revenge froups than Peter J Ross.

I'm sure *you* didn't ask for it to be created..... your ego is clearly too big
to allow yourself to be the butt of a joke.

>>As I just posted in your eponymous group, in the spirit of wishing to offer 
>>constructive criticism on your behavior, I would like to offer the following
>>suggestion:
>
>>Adam, instead of telling people what they, to your mind, did "wrong", how 
>>about reframing the discussion like this, for example:
>
>What you did wrong was refuse to post on the topic, and refuse to find
>the audience for the group. The proposal itself is irrelevant since
>you've got your fingers in your ears, but you do need to get syntax correct
>if you send the newgroup message.

What I did wrong was try to be nice on my return and post a simplified proposal
as a token gesture, for which I did not expect the response I received,
especially as few people actually bother to post one in the first place. But
whatever! I can haz snark too ;)

>This is alt.*. The proponent gets to do what he wants. Have fun. Maybe
>the group won't be a spamtrap.

It's 2023. The vast majority of groups are now spamtraps. Active moderated
groups seem to be few and far between in the other hierarchies these days, and
as we both know, alt.* is its own special hellscape and always has been.



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