Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of the Seventh Doctor in Doctor Who is often
praised for its complexity, depth, and unique approach to the character.
While his era as the Doctor faced challenges due to the show's cancellation
in 1989, there are compelling reasons to believe that McCoy would have
excelled if Doctor Who had continued into the 1990s:

Dark and Manipulative Persona: McCoy's Doctor was characterised by a darker
and more manipulative persona than his predecessors, which added layers of
complexity to the character. He was often depicted as a mysterious and
enigmatic figure, capable of outwitting his enemies through cunning and guile
rather than brute force. This darker interpretation of the Doctor resonated
with audiences and showcased McCoy's range as an actor.

Character Development: Throughout his tenure as the Doctor, McCoy's character
underwent significant development and growth, evolving from a whimsical and
eccentric figure into a more calculating and morally ambiguous hero. His
character arc explored themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the
consequences of one's actions, offering viewers a deeper understanding
of the Doctor's inner struggles and motivations.

Chemistry with Companions: McCoy's Doctor formed dynamic and memorable
relationships with his companions, including Ace (played by Sophie Aldred)
and Mel (played by Bonnie Langford). His interactions with his companions
were characterised by warmth, humor, and genuine affection, adding depth
and emotional resonance to the series.

Innovative Storytelling: McCoy's era as the Doctor was known for its
innovative storytelling and ambitious narrative arcs. Episodes such as
"Remembrance of the Daleks," "The Curse of Fenric," and "Survival" pushed
the boundaries of the series, exploring complex themes and pushing the
characters to their limits. McCoy's willingness to experiment with the format
and tone of Doctor Who paved the way for future iterations of the series.

Cultural Relevance: McCoy's Doctor addressed contemporary social and
political issues, including environmentalism, social inequality, and the
consequences of war. His era as the Doctor was characterized by a willingness
to tackle challenging and thought-provoking subjects, resonating with
audiences and critics alike.

Legacy and Influence: Despite Doctor Who's cancellation in 1989, McCoy's
portrayal of the Doctor left a lasting legacy on the series and its fandom.
His era continues to be celebrated by fans for its creativity, imagination,
and willingness to take risks. If Doctor Who had continued into the 1990s,
McCoy's Doctor would have undoubtedly continued to push the boundaries of the
series and inspire future generations of fans and creators.

In conclusion, Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of the Seventh Doctor in Doctor
Who was characterised by its complexity, depth, and innovation. His darker
and more manipulative persona, combined with his dynamic relationships
with his companions and innovative storytelling, made him a memorable
and compelling iteration of the character. If Doctor Who had continued
into the 1990s, McCoy would have undoubtedly continued to excel in the role,
further cementing his legacy as one of the most beloved Doctors in the
series' long history.

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On 3/5/2024 11:26 AM, John Dallman wrote:
> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr Who every
> day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks desperate.
>
Agreed. Dr Who has its own newsgroups. There's no need to saturate rasff
with the topic.

Its starting to feel like the old Thai-spammer is back.

pt

John Dallman wrote:

> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
> desperate.

Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!

In article <memo.20240305162602.17372Q@jgd.cix.co.uk>,
John Dallman <jgd@cix.co.uk> wrote:
>You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr Who every
>day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks desperate.
>

So what can you add for a discussion around here?

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In article <us7lec$3sh4b$1@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 3/5/2024 11:26 AM, John Dallman wrote:
>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr Who every
>> day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks desperate.
>>
>Agreed. Dr Who has its own newsgroups. There's no need to saturate rasff
>with the topic.
>
>Its starting to feel like the old Thai-spammer is back.
>
>pt

Yes, I am not Google!
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In article <xn0oiz3dv4fx9gr000@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>John Dallman wrote:
>
>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
>> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
>> desperate.
>
>Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
>in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
>the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
>technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
>copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!

So who is doing new content?
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On 3/5/2024 6:19 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <xn0oiz3dv4fx9gr000@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> John Dallman wrote:
>>
>>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
>>> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
>>> desperate.
>>
>> Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
>> in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
>> the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
>> technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
>> copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!
>
> So who is doing new content?

Well, you're not.

AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
content.

pt

On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:

> On 3/5/2024 6:19 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>> In article <xn0oiz3dv4fx9gr000@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> John Dallman wrote:
>>>
>>>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
>>>> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
>>>> desperate.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
>>> in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
>>> the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
>>> technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
>>> copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!
>>
>> So who is doing new content?
>
> Well, you're not.
>
> AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
> content.
>
> pt

That's an interesting philosophical question actually, apart from the
spamming.

The older content are the building blocks, and they can be combined by an
AI in new ways. Just like our words are combined in news ways.

On 3/5/24 10:46 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:

>
> Well, you're not.
>
> AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
> content.

The really annoying thing is the social media websites that want people
to let their AI write their posts for them. LinkedIn is constantly
urging its users to let its software rewrite their posts.

The reason is obvious. It gives LinkedIn more control. It also makes me
wonder if what I see in my feed is what the alleged authors wrote or
what LinkedIn's bot wrote.

--
Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

In article <us9v2k$fboh$1@dont-email.me>,
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
>On 3/5/24 10:46 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>
>>
>> Well, you're not.
>>
>> AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
>> content.
>
>The really annoying thing is the social media websites that want people
>to let their AI write their posts for them. LinkedIn is constantly
>urging its users to let its software rewrite their posts.
>
>The reason is obvious. It gives LinkedIn more control. It also makes me
>wonder if what I see in my feed is what the alleged authors wrote or
>what LinkedIn's bot wrote.
>

I would not use their AI service thank you!
>--
>Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com
>

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In article <ebdbb3d4-96a7-7ad8-17f7-515deadcde41@example.net>,
D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>
>
>On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>
>> On 3/5/2024 6:19 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <xn0oiz3dv4fx9gr000@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>> John Dallman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
>>>>> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
>>>>> desperate.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
>>>> in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
>>>> the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
>>>> technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
>>>> copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!
>>>
>>> So who is doing new content?
>>
>> Well, you're not.
>>
>> AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
>> content.
>>
>> pt
>
>That's an interesting philosophical question actually, apart from the
>spamming.
>
>The older content are the building blocks, and they can be combined by an
>AI in new ways. Just like our words are combined in news ways.
>

Exactly why AI is scary!!
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The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
> So who is doing new content?

Me!

Ten years ago last Friday (March 1st), Relisha Rudd disappeared. She
was an 8-year-old child living with her parents in a homeless shelter
in DC. She was never seen again.

Ten years ago next Friday (March 8th), MH 370 disappeared, probably
somewhere in the Indian Ocean, along with all 239 people who were on
board. It was never seen again. It's by far the largest plane ever
to have simply vanished.

Can this be a mere coincidence? Or is there some connection between
these unfortunate events? We're fans, we're creative, let's come up
with a connection.
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In article <usb3kg$bl7$1@reader1.panix.com>,
Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>> So who is doing new content?
>
>Me!
>
>Ten years ago last Friday (March 1st), Relisha Rudd disappeared. She
>was an 8-year-old child living with her parents in a homeless shelter
>in DC. She was never seen again.
>
>Ten years ago next Friday (March 8th), MH 370 disappeared, probably
>somewhere in the Indian Ocean, along with all 239 people who were on
>board. It was never seen again. It's by far the largest plane ever
>to have simply vanished.
>
>Can this be a mere coincidence? Or is there some connection between
>these unfortunate events? We're fans, we're creative, let's come up
>with a connection.

X-files style?

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>Please see http://keithlynch.net/email.html before emailing me.

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D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>
>> On 3/5/2024 6:19 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <xn0oiz3dv4fx9gr000@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>> John Dallman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
>>>>> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
>>>>> desperate.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
>>>> in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
>>>> the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
>>>> technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
>>>> copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!
>>>
>>> So who is doing new content?
>>
>> Well, you're not.
>>
>> AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
>> content.
>>
>> pt
>
> That's an interesting philosophical question actually, apart from the
> spamming.
>
> The older content are the building blocks, and they can be combined by an
> AI in new ways. Just like our words are combined in news ways.

Regurgitation combines food in new ways. This is not necessarily an
improvement.

Robert
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In article <usdhsf$kb09$1@memoryalpha.rosettacon.com>,
<rkshullat@rosettacondot.com> wrote:
>D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/5/2024 6:19 PM, The Doctor wrote:
>>>> In article <xn0oiz3dv4fx9gr000@news.eternal-september.org>,
>>>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>>> John Dallman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You know, nothing bad will happen if you don't post about Dr
>>>>>> Who every day. Asking ChatGPT to write stuff for you looks
>>>>>> desperate.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately Dave doesn't post about Doctor Who every day, even
>>>>> in the Doctor Who themed newsgroups! He has posted a lot in
>>>>> the last couple of weeks alright, but when I say 'he' that's not
>>>>> technically correct as the body of the message is AI generated,
>>>>> copied and pasted... and yes, it IS desperate!
>>>>
>>>> So who is doing new content?
>>>
>>> Well, you're not.
>>>
>>> AI generated content isn't 'new'. Its a regurgitation of older
>>> content.
>>>
>>> pt
>>
>> That's an interesting philosophical question actually, apart from the
>> spamming.
>>
>> The older content are the building blocks, and they can be combined by an
>> AI in new ways. Just like our words are combined in news ways.
>
>Regurgitation combines food in new ways. This is not necessarily an
>improvement.
>

Welcome to the 21st Century!

> Robert
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Keith F. Lynch <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>> So who is doing new content?
>
>Ten years ago last Friday (March 1st), Relisha Rudd disappeared. She
>was an 8-year-old child living with her parents in a homeless shelter
>in DC. She was never seen again.
>
>Ten years ago next Friday (March 8th), MH 370 disappeared, probably
>somewhere in the Indian Ocean, along with all 239 people who were on
>board. It was never seen again. It's by far the largest plane ever
>to have simply vanished.
>
>Can this be a mere coincidence? Or is there some connection between
>these unfortunate events? We're fans, we're creative, let's come up
>with a connection.

This is nothing. A friend of mine lost thirty pounds, and then her
husband lost his mind so she lost her temper.
--scott
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