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Being OT on RCTN
18 out of 35 - at least.
i had unsubbed from this group as I tired of trying to wade through the OT stuff and the persistent political battles. I know, i know, they're labeled OT so that makes it cool. thought I'd resub for a few minutes. between 9/16 and 9/18 of the 35 threads I see on my server, at least 18 are OT (and I'm fairly certain some of those not labeled "OT" are as well. for the mathematically impaired, that's 3 days of threads of which over 50% are off-topic. just an observation. and now I'm gonna unsub again as I don't have time for this. i don't even have time for stitching right now. i do not presume to tell ya'll had to handle your group as it is your group. it just solidified that it can not be "my" group. ya'll take care. I appreciated the help I got from a handful of folks. Most of all, enjoy your stitching. |
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KCat wrote:
18 out of 35 - at least. i had unsubbed from this group as I tired of trying to wade through the OT stuff and the persistent political battles. I know, i know, they're labeled OT so that makes it cool. thought I'd resub for a few minutes. between 9/16 and 9/18 of the 35 threads I see on my server, at least 18 are OT (and I'm fairly certain some of those not labeled "OT" are as well. for the mathematically impaired, that's 3 days of threads of which over 50% are off-topic. just an observation. and now I'm gonna unsub again as I don't have time for this. i don't even have time for stitching right now. i do not presume to tell ya'll had to handle your group as it is your group. it just solidified that it can not be "my" group. ya'll take care. I appreciated the help I got from a handful of folks. Most of all, enjoy your stitching. WAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Don't let the door hit you on your way out. Since KCat is leaving, I might as well take the opportunity to step back in. I really missed hanging out here. OT posts are a part of life, and especially part of this group. I didn't mean to drop off the face of the earth. And I'd like to apologize to everybody I was privately corresponding with that I never replied to. The computer died way back when I originally disappeared. Took a while to fix and I lost a lot of stuff. Then I spent a good chunk of summer visiting my family back in West Virginia (YAY!) and catching up on things. I've finally got my own puter to curse at and got the newsreader working. Also managed to get a copy of PatternMaker, and boy were y'all right...it's a dream to work with. Missed you all! Becky A PS: KCat, despite your seeming obsession with OT posts, it seems you forgot to mark your own OT post as such. WHOOPS! |
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"Becky A" wrote in message ... KCat wrote: 18 out of 35 - at least. i had unsubbed from this group as I tired of trying to wade through the OT stuff and the persistent political battles. I know, i know, they're labeled OT so that makes it cool. thought I'd resub for a few minutes. between 9/16 and 9/18 of the 35 threads I see on my server, at least 18 are OT (and I'm fairly certain some of those not labeled "OT" are as well. for the mathematically impaired, that's 3 days of threads of which over 50% are off-topic. just an observation. and now I'm gonna unsub again as I don't have time for this. i don't even have time for stitching right now. i do not presume to tell ya'll had to handle your group as it is your group. it just solidified that it can not be "my" group. ya'll take care. I appreciated the help I got from a handful of folks. Most of all, enjoy your stitching. WAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Don't let the door hit you on your way out. Since KCat is leaving, I might as well take the opportunity to step back in. I really missed hanging out here. OT posts are a part of life, and especially part of this group. I didn't mean to drop off the face of the earth. And I'd like to apologize to everybody I was privately corresponding with that I never replied to. The computer died way back when I originally disappeared. Took a while to fix and I lost a lot of stuff. Then I spent a good chunk of summer visiting my family back in West Virginia (YAY!) and catching up on things. I've finally got my own puter to curse at and got the newsreader working. Funny how we all curse at our computers. I know it`s tempting Providence but I haven`t had to curse my new one so far (Only had it a few weeks, but, for the first time, I had it built locally instead of buying a ready-made one. What as difference! Even my grandson is impressed). Pat P |
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Pat P wrote:
Funny how we all curse at our computers. I know it`s tempting Providence but I haven`t had to curse my new one so far (Only had it a few weeks, but, for the first time, I had it built locally instead of buying a ready-made one. What as difference! Even my grandson is impressed). Pat P Truly, a home-brew computer is the best option anymore. The cookie-cutter boxes that Dell (among others) are trying to sell are utter crap. It's awful how much they crank up the prices on substandard parts. Gold star for you, Pat! Becky A |
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:40:40 GMT, KCat muttered
something like: just an observation. and now I'm gonna unsub again as I don't have time for this. i don't even have time for stitching right now. i do not presume to tell ya'll had to handle your group as it is your group. it just solidified that it can not be "my" group. IME, it is pointless to read usenet without a good filter. Use it to filter based on what you don't want to waste time with, such as excessive cross-posting, off-topic messages clearly labelled as such, authors named Phil, or whatever your personal criteria happen to be. This group is actually pretty good about labelling OT threads, so applying a filter would help there if you wanted to make the effort rather than chastise the group for not meeting your expectations of what it should be like. (I can't imagine what other purpose you could possibly have for posting to a group to announce you won't be reading it.) -Bertha -- "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." -- Matt Groening |
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KCat wrote: 18 out of 35 - at least. i had unsubbed from this group as I tired of trying to wade through the OT stuff and the persistent political battles. I know, i know, they're labeled OT so that makes it cool. thought I'd resub for a few minutes. between 9/16 and 9/18 of the 35 threads I see on my server, at least 18 are OT (and I'm fairly certain some of those not labeled "OT" are as well. for the mathematically impaired, that's 3 days of threads of which over 50% are off-topic. just an observation. and now I'm gonna unsub again as I don't have time for this. i don't even have time for stitching right now. i do not presume to tell ya'll had to handle your group as it is your group. it just solidified that it can not be "my" group. ya'll take care. I appreciated the help I got from a handful of folks. Most of all, enjoy your stitching. Oh well..... Even reading thru google as I do, I can ignore OT posts (when properly marked) if I choose. I know when I used to read thru AOL (when AOL still provided the service) I could as well, and filter them had I chosen to. C'est la vie, or le guerre, whichever seems most appropriate I guess. Caryn |
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"KCat" wrote in message m... 18 out of 35 - at least. i had unsubbed from this group as I tired of trying to wade through the OT stuff and the persistent political battles. I know, i know, they're labeled OT so that makes it cool. thought I'd resub for a few minutes. between 9/16 and 9/18 of the 35 threads I see on my server, at least 18 are OT (and I'm fairly certain some of those not labeled "OT" are as well. for the mathematically impaired, that's 3 days of threads of which over 50% are off-topic. just an observation. and now I'm gonna unsub again as I don't have time for this. i don't even have time for stitching right now. i do not presume to tell ya'll had to handle your group as it is your group. it just solidified that it can not be "my" group. ya'll take care. I appreciated the help I got from a handful of folks. Most of all, enjoy your stitching. So long. Have a good life. I guess you're so very busy now that you haven't even got enough time to use capitals at the beginning of your sentences. Lucille |
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And that IS the truth!! Thank goodness my hubby is a computer "geek"
or I'd still be rattling along with the 40 mg one I had to begin with! Never knew I'd need more power, more room, more ram, more .... On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:48:01 +0200, Becky A wrote: Pat P wrote: Funny how we all curse at our computers. I know it`s tempting Providence but I haven`t had to curse my new one so far (Only had it a few weeks, but, for the first time, I had it built locally instead of buying a ready-made one. What as difference! Even my grandson is impressed). Pat P Truly, a home-brew computer is the best option anymore. The cookie-cutter boxes that Dell (among others) are trying to sell are utter crap. It's awful how much they crank up the prices on substandard parts. Gold star for you, Pat! Becky A www.ladybuglane.com |
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 16:50:29 -0400, "Lucille"
wrote: ***snippage*** Bless it's widdle heart ... guess she slept through basic grammar! ya'll take care. I appreciated the help I got from a handful of folks. Most of all, enjoy your stitching. So long. Have a good life. I guess you're so very busy now that you haven't even got enough time to use capitals at the beginning of your sentences. Lucille www.ladybuglane.com |
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