Where is everybody?

[DLCandC]

I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

[Still.Angrie]

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

I think that's indicitive of the fare of Usenet. People seem to have
moved on to internet forums, I am sorry to say.

[Mark Nobles]

Post by Still.Angrie

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

I think that's indicitive of the fare of Usenet. People seem to have
moved on to internet forums, I am sorry to say.

Pushed along by the ISPs that have reduced and dropped their support
for it because they can't figure out a way to squeeze a little more
money out of their customers. Meanwhile, the volume of messages is
higher than ever, making it more expensive. And diverting all the
discussion to web forums makes it easier to censor and control, both
for
the subjects of the discussion and for governments. Isn't it funny how
often posts saying "Worst. Episode. Ever." disappear from web forums
while remaining a basic staple of Usenet?

[Still.Angrie]

Post by Mark Nobles

Post by Still.Angrie

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

I think that's indicitive of the fare of Usenet. People seem to have
moved on to internet forums, I am sorry to say.

Pushed along by the ISPs that have reduced and dropped their support
for it because they can't figure out a way to squeeze a little more
money out of their customers. Meanwhile, the volume of messages is
higher than ever, making it more expensive. And diverting all the
discussion to web forums makes it easier to censor and control, both
for
the subjects of the discussion and for governments. Isn't it funny how
often posts saying "Worst. Episode. Ever." disappear from web forums
while remaining a basic staple of Usenet?

I agree entirely. I love Usenet, flame wars, spammers and all. I detest
moderated forums.

I am surprised that the volume of messages is higher. Is that because of
binary groups? I only do text myself.

I'd much rather spout my opinion than just about anything else. :)

[Mark Nobles]

Post by Still.Angrie

Post by Mark Nobles

Post by Still.Angrie

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

I think that's indicitive of the fare of Usenet. People seem to have
moved on to internet forums, I am sorry to say.

Pushed along by the ISPs that have reduced and dropped their support
for it because they can't figure out a way to squeeze a little more
money out of their customers. Meanwhile, the volume of messages is
higher than ever, making it more expensive. And diverting all the
discussion to web forums makes it easier to censor and control, both
for
the subjects of the discussion and for governments. Isn't it funny how
often posts saying "Worst. Episode. Ever." disappear from web forums
while remaining a basic staple of Usenet?

I agree entirely. I love Usenet, flame wars, spammers and all. I detest
moderated forums.
I am surprised that the volume of messages is higher. Is that because of
binary groups? I only do text myself.

Yeah, it probably is. But despite this, something like 2/3 of all net
traffic is Bittorrent, and, on a completely unrelated note, over 90% of
all email is spam.

Post by Still.Angrie
I'd much rather spout my opinion than just about anything else. :)

Yep. You and every other human being.

[sharon]

Post by Mark Nobles

Post by Still.Angrie

Post by Mark Nobles

Post by Still.Angrie

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

I think that's indicitive of the fare of Usenet. People seem to have
moved on to internet forums, I am sorry to say.

Pushed along by the ISPs that have reduced and dropped their support
for it because they can't figure out a way to squeeze a little more
money out of their customers. Meanwhile, the volume of messages is
higher than ever, making it more expensive. And diverting all the
discussion to web forums makes it easier to censor and control, both
for
the subjects of the discussion and for governments. Isn't it funny how
often posts saying "Worst. Episode. Ever." disappear from web forums
while remaining a basic staple of Usenet?

I agree entirely. I love Usenet, flame wars, spammers and all. I detest
moderated forums.
I am surprised that the volume of messages is higher. Is that because of
binary groups? I only do text myself.

Yeah, it probably is. But despite this, something like 2/3 of all net
traffic is Bittorrent, and, on a completely unrelated note, over 90% of
all email is spam.

Post by Still.Angrie
I'd much rather spout my opinion than just about anything else. :)

Yep. You and every other human being.

In the case of this group, I don't think it's so much the decline of Usenet
as it is the decline of the show. There aren't many messageboards or
websites around for this show and those that are, aren't very busy and seem
to have the same small group of regular posters and virtually no newbies.
That's what happens when a show stays on the air years past its time.

Sharon

[M. Halbrook]

Post by sharon
In the case of this group, I don't think it's so much the decline of
Usenet as it is the decline of the show.

I'd have to agree with that. The Battlestar Galactica and Heroes
newsgroups are more active on Friday than the ER Newsgroup. And that's 5
days after Heroes airs and 7 days after BSG airs. The only time I saw
Heroes less active than here was durring the extended hiatus due to the
strike.

[Mark Nobles]

Post by M. Halbrook

Post by sharon
In the case of this group, I don't think it's so much the decline of
Usenet as it is the decline of the show.

I'd have to agree with that. The Battlestar Galactica and Heroes
newsgroups are more active on Friday than the ER Newsgroup. And that's 5
days after Heroes airs and 7 days after BSG airs. The only time I saw
Heroes less active than here was durring the extended hiatus due to the
strike.

I agree. The Farscape and Buffy newsgroups are both more active, and
those shows have both been gone for years so there's not even any
future episodes to speculate about.

[Paul Bearer]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:06:02 -0700 (PDT), DLCandC

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

Between the awful Abby story lines, the characters that we
care nothing about, and the generally crappy writing on this
show too many fans have been driven away from this show.

They're probably over there watching Greys anatomy or
House.

This show should have called it a series when Greene died.

[Cory]

Post by Paul Bearer
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:06:02 -0700 (PDT), DLCandC

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

Between the awful Abby story lines, the characters that we
care nothing about, and the generally crappy writing on this
show too many fans have been driven away from this show.
They're probably over there watching Greys anatomy or
House.
This show should have called it a series when Greene died.

Actually, a better point in time for the show to have called it a day
would have been when Noah Wyle left. The show, to me, was all about
Carter's growth as a doctor, from medical student, to intern, to
resident, to attending.

Furthermore, I thought that he and Abby absolutely belonged together.
My all-time favorite eppy still remains SAILING AWAY to this day.

I know MT was only on for a short time when Wyle called it quits, but I
STILL am adamant to this day that the two of them should have left
together as a couple, living happily ever after.

And yes, I am watching GA these days instead of ER. I don't know why,
since I didn't like all of the pairing up on ER (in spite of being a
Carby fan, I was still more importantly a fan of the MEDICAL storylines
on ER while I watched the show), but ER can't hold a candle to GA right
now, and all that GA ever seems to focus on is the coupling up of
doctors/residents/interns.

--- Cory

[Mark Nobles]

Post by Cory

Post by Paul Bearer
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:06:02 -0700 (PDT), DLCandC

Post by DLCandC
I mean, here it is the last season and there is hardly anybody
here! :-( Ahhh, I remember the good ol' days when sometimes there
were 200, 300 or sometimes even 400 posts to one thread. Yep, those
were the good ol' days. :-)

Between the awful Abby story lines, the characters that we
care nothing about, and the generally crappy writing on this
show too many fans have been driven away from this show.
They're probably over there watching Greys anatomy or
House.
This show should have called it a series when Greene died.

Actually, a better point in time for the show to have called it a day
would have been when Noah Wyle left. The show, to me, was all about
Carter's growth as a doctor, from medical student, to intern, to
resident, to attending.
Furthermore, I thought that he and Abby absolutely belonged together.
My all-time favorite eppy still remains SAILING AWAY to this day.
I know MT was only on for a short time when Wyle called it quits, but I
STILL am adamant to this day that the two of them should have left
together as a couple, living happily ever after.
And yes, I am watching GA these days instead of ER. I don't know why,
since I didn't like all of the pairing up on ER (in spite of being a
Carby fan, I was still more importantly a fan of the MEDICAL storylines
on ER while I watched the show), but ER can't hold a candle to GA right
now, and all that GA ever seems to focus on is the coupling up of
doctors/residents/interns.

Grey's has never pretended to be anything more than a soap with the
medical stuff as background.

[Cory]

<snip...>

Post by Mark Nobles

Post by Cory
And yes, I am watching GA these days instead of ER. I don't know why,
since I didn't like all of the pairing up on ER (in spite of being a
Carby fan, I was still more importantly a fan of the MEDICAL storylines
on ER while I watched the show), but ER can't hold a candle to GA right
now, and all that GA ever seems to focus on is the coupling up of
doctors/residents/interns.

Grey's has never pretended to be anything more than a soap with the
medical stuff as background.

Good point...

--- Cory