The Rev Gaston

On 2005-01-16 16:34:11 +0100, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]> said:

    > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005, Bob Houha wrote:
    >
    >> It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of
    >> game or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of
    >> requests for information has dropped and that many may have given up on
    >> the group, as I will have to do if this keeps up.
    >
    > The simplest solution would be to create a new moderated group (not
    > moderating the existing group, but creating a new group), but there seems
    > to be little interest in going so.

The off-topic posts and discussions attract a lot of knowledgeable
people who then contribute valuable information.

You can contrast this with a lot of the fr. newsgroups where off-topic
posters are routinely flamed, with a resulting sterility that detracts
from the overall value of the group.

G;
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Szozu

"Bob Houha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] m...

    > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
or
    > for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
    > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
    > will have to do if this keeps up.

Complete and utter nonsense. This ng works quite well indeed and one of the
delights of Usenet is the freedom to chit-chat and be a wiseguy at times,
instead of merely feeding out dry snippets of information.

For that matter, I can't recall Bob Houha being a participant for all the
years that I have been reading this group. Perhaps he is a taker and not a
giver of information?

Lana

Lennart Petersen

"Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
news:[email protected] m...
    > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
    > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
    > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
    > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
    > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
    > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
    > will have to do if this keeps up.
    > Please lets get back to the original board.
Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
also to Titan !!
But it's an European project after all so maybe.

Magda

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Lennart Petersen"
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

...
... "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
... news:[email protected] m...
... > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
... > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
... > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
... >
... > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
... > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
... > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
... > will have to do if this keeps up.
... >
... > Please lets get back to the original board.
... Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
... being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
... Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
... also to Titan !!
... But it's an European project after all so maybe.

Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.

Lennart Petersen

"Magda" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
news:[email protected]...
    > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Lennart Petersen"
    > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
    > this :
    > ...
    > ... "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
    > ... news:[email protected] m...
    > ... > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed
    > reading
    > ... > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned
    > much
    > ... > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
    > ... >
    > ... > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of
    > game
    > ... > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of
    > requests for
    > ... > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the
    > group, as I
    > ... > will have to do if this keeps up.
    > ... >
    > ... > Please lets get back to the original board.
    > ... Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my
    > definitions, 92
    > ... being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
    > ... Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside
    > Europe but
    > ... also to Titan !!
    > ... But it's an European project after all so maybe.
    > Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
------------------------------
Can't but accept that :-)
    >

Nitram

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
    >news:[email protected] om...
    >> After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
    >> Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
    >> from many great people and have contributed to a few.
    >> It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
    >> or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
    >> information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
    >> will have to do if this keeps up.
    >> Please lets get back to the original board.
    >Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
    >being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
    >Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
    >also to Titan !!
    >But it's an European project after all so maybe.

Huygens did quite a lot of travelling within Europe before escaping.

--
Martin

Nitram

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:14:21 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Lennart Petersen"
    ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ...
    > ... "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
    > ... news:[email protected] m...
    > ... > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
    > ... > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
    > ... > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
    > ... >
    > ... > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
    > ... > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
    > ... > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
    > ... > will have to do if this keeps up.
    > ... >
    > ... > Please lets get back to the original board.
    > ... Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
    > ... being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
    > ... Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
    > ... also to Titan !!
    > ... But it's an European project after all so maybe.
    >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.

Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
--
Martin

Tim Challenger

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:12:52 GMT, AcornMan wrote:

    > Anything that reflects negatively on the United
    > States or Americans in general is particularly popular,

Or "Anything that reflects negatively on France or the French in general is
particularly popular,..."

--
Tim C.

Tim Challenger

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:30:09 -0500, Miss L. Toe wrote:

    > Or simply ignore any posts on threads that were started more than 2 days
    > previously.

Cynic! :)
--
Tim C.

Tim Challenger

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:57:06 -0800, Hatunen wrote:

    > On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:04:21 +0000, Padraig Breathnach
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>To address the OP's point: many (possibly all, but I'm not bothering
    >>to count) of those who disport themselves here also contribute on
    >>travel matters. It's like a convention, where there is a lot of chat
    >>and social interaction, but the main business still gets done.
    >
    > I like your analogy.

And it's even more accurate in "lean periods", analogous to the breaks in
between meetings. Or more like the booze-up down the pub in the evening.

--
Tim C.

The Reids

Following up to Padraig Breathnach

    >of those who disport themselves here also contribute on
    >travel matters. It's like a convention, where there is a lot of chat
    >and social interaction, but the main business still gets done.

like every NG I have seen.
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Magda

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:37:23 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reids
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... Following up to Padraig Breathnach
...
... >of those who disport themselves here also contribute on
... >travel matters. It's like a convention, where there is a lot of chat
... >and social interaction, but the main business still gets done.
...
... like every NG I have seen.

Not the alt.culture in general...

Magda

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:38:22 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :

... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:14:21 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Lennart Petersen"
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... > ...
... > ... "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
... > ... news:[email protected] m...
... > ... > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
... > ... > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
... > ... > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
... > ... >
... > ... > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
... > ... > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
... > ... > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
... > ... > will have to do if this keeps up.
... > ... >
... > ... > Please lets get back to the original board.
... > ... Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
... > ... being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
... > ... Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
... > ... also to Titan !!
... > ... But it's an European project after all so maybe.
... >
... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
...
... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.

See ? Business kept in the family ! :))

Nitram

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:02:45 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:38:22 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
    >some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:14:21 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
    > ... wrote:
    > ...
    > ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Lennart Petersen"
    > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
    > ... >
    > ... > ...
    > ... > ... "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
    > ... > ... news:[email protected] m...
    > ... > ... > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
    > ... > ... > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
    > ... > ... > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
    > ... > ... >
    > ... > ... > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
    > ... > ... > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
    > ... > ... > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
    > ... > ... > will have to do if this keeps up.
    > ... > ... >
    > ... > ... > Please lets get back to the original board.
    > ... > ... Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
    > ... > ... being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
    > ... > ... Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
    > ... > ... also to Titan !!
    > ... > ... But it's an European project after all so maybe.
    > ... >
    > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
    > ...
    > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
    >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))

I don't see. What are you talking about?
--
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Magda

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:07:57 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :

... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:02:45 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:38:22 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:14:21 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... > ... wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:44:23 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Lennart Petersen"
... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... > ... >
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
... > ... > ... news:[email protected] m...
... > ... > ... > After 30 plus yerars of travel throughout Europe I have enjoyed reading
... > ... > ... > Rec Travel Europe daily for better than five years. I have learned much
... > ... > ... > from many great people and have contributed to a few.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
... > ... > ... > or for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
... > ... > ... > information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as I
... > ... > ... > will have to do if this keeps up.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... > Please lets get back to the original board.
... > ... > ... Tried counting the 100 head lines on top and found, with my definitions, 92
... > ... > ... being on-topic and 8 off-topic. So it's more or less o.k
... > ... > ... Most odd is that Earl have now extended the n.g not only outside Europe but
... > ... > ... also to Titan !!
... > ... > ... But it's an European project after all so maybe.
... > ... >
... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
... > ...
... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
... >
... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
...
... I don't see. What are you talking about?

Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??