(Paul Tomblin) wrote in message ...
In a previous article, (Jeff Valero) said:
(Paul Tomblin) wrote in message
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In a previous article, (Jeff Valero) said:
I just got tired of looking for a forum in an easy to follow
format....So I created one!!!!
I'm constantly amazed by people who come to Usenet, where you can read
over 18,000 newsgroups on any topic you want
Are they all 18,000 water related topics?
I actually have more than one interest. If the only thing you care about
are "water related topics", I pity you.
Oh no need to pity me. I do have more than one interest in
life...Thanks for you sincere concern. (Yeah right)
How do I make a difference in between one and the others?
You read them.
My point is that the forum is for the DEDICATEDinfo on the sport of
Kayaking, Canoeing and anything related.... Nothing to do with any
other topic. Cars, Hemingway, Computer, ETC… ETC..... DEDICATED is
the word
About the interface .....you cannot tell me that is not easier than
Usenet to use!
Maybe not for you,
Nope ...It is not for me.
I think is archaic and uncontrollable. You have to brush off a whole
lot of BS to get to a specific topic. About 18,000 BS loaded topics.
Now I give you this much…if you are interested on reading BS about
anything then …sure it is the place to go. Then I pity you for it.
But I have a news reader that I know, I like, and I
contributed source code for. It works well for me because it doesn't
require a mouse.
Now I understand why you so fiercely want to defend Usenet. Did you
really? What you do…Put a comma here a Dot there? Good for you.
Congrats.
It seems that you are a computer person, most likely a C++
programmer…. You should then know that nothing requires a mouse to
work in the web. News flash…the mouse just makes it easier….. The Tab
key work everywhere and so does Ctrl and Alt and Arrow Keys, ahhhh and
don't forget the Enter key.
But the best thing is that anybody else who wants to
read any newsgroup or combination of newsgroups can use that software, or
any other. Your forum forces everybody to access it the same way.
It does not force anyone to go into it.... It is a choice. The same
way you choose to use Usenet other people may be interested on our new
forum. I use it too….don't get me wrong…I get plenty of info from it
too. After an hour or more of sweeping BS out of the way.
And when I fire up my newsreader, I see every newsgroup that has anything
new. Unless you're the sort of wierdo that only has one one interest,
people who use web forums have to go to a bunch of different places to see if there is anything new.
(Dedicated places to one specific topic right?)
So if your Usenet is so perfect...How come you topic about "What
other kayaks should I be looking at?" where you got 29 responses and
only three where topic related and informational. That can be
controlled fairly in a forum environment. Not on Usenet's Post what
ever the hell you want environment. Much the same way your topic did.
So after all this I was wonder if you had anything positive to provide
feedback with. Topics or anything related to the sport.
I haven't seen a single reason why I'd want to visit your site.
You don't have to. ….it's a Forum or Bulletin Board which ever way
anyone wants to call it and it is for a DEDICATED place of information
for kayak and canoe paddlers.
Mr. Tomblin,
I'm not here to beaker back and forth with you about the Usenet... I
respect your opinion and hopefully some day you can get the point that
the forum I started (Not hard to do) is for a DEDICATED place to find
information on a specific topic. Nothing else, nothing more.
Can you do me a favor and find for me in Usenet what people's opinion
is on
Perception Eclipse 17.0 is.
Date before 10/03. That's when I got mine.
I could not find anything on it. Not a Damn thing!
Just remember that I respect your opinion on using Usenet please
respect mine on using a Forum.
Thanks
JD
http://waterandpaddles.proboards26.com