NGStatistics2: Newsgroup Statistics Program

Version 2.3.2

Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Cab

Newsgroup.................: uk.rec.motorcycles
Stats Were Taken..........: Sunday, Oct 01, 2023
Stats Begin...............: Friday, September 01, 2023
Stats End.................: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Days scanned..............: 30
Total No. of Articles.....: 471
Total No. of Characters...: 1043033
Total Volume..............: 1018
Messages Per Day..........: 15.7
Characters Per Day........: 34767.8
Average Daily Volume......: 33 kB
Total Posters This Week...: 47
Messages with Sigs........: 69.85%
Original number of lines..: 4475
Total number of lines.....: 10213
Original content rating...: 43.82%

Top prolific 20 posters: Posts / Posts per Day /Percentage Share
=================================================================
1. Stephen Packer.................................: 51 1.7 10.8%
2. RustyHinge.....................................: 44 1.5 9.3%
3. YTC#1..........................................: 33 1.1 7.0%
4. Mark Olson.....................................: 28 0.9 5.9%
5. ogden..........................................: 27 0.9 5.7%
6. Turby..........................................: 25 0.8 5.3%
7. Pete Fisher....................................: 23 0.8 4.9%
8. Paul Carmichael................................: 22 0.7 4.7%
9. Eddie..........................................: 18 0.6 3.8%
10. Ace............................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
11. Champ..........................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
12. Pipl...........................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
13. Bruce Horrocks.................................: 13 0.4 2.8%
14. chrisnd @ukrm..................................: 12 0.4 2.5%
15. wessie.........................................: 12 0.4 2.5%
16. Colin Irvine...................................: 11 0.4 2.3%
17. GeoffC.........................................: 10 0.3 2.1%
18. siwilson.......................................: 9 0.3 1.9%
19. CT.............................................: 7 0.2 1.5%
20. Alan Lee.......................................: 7 0.2 1.5%

Top 20 Bandwidth slurping posters: kBytes / kBytes per Day / Percent Share
===========================================================================
1. Stephen Packer.................................: 116 3.9 11.4%
2. RustyHinge.....................................: 99 3.3 9.7%
3. YTC#1..........................................: 70 2.4 7.0%
4. Darcy Simms....................................: 62 2.1 6.2%
5. ogden..........................................: 58 1.9 5.7%
6. Mark Olson.....................................: 54 1.8 5.3%
7. Pete Fisher....................................: 53 1.8 5.3%
8. Turby..........................................: 48 1.6 4.7%
9. Paul Carmichael................................: 32 1.1 3.2%
10. Eddie..........................................: 30 1.0 3.0%
11. Ace............................................: 27 0.9 2.7%
12. Pipl...........................................: 25 0.9 2.5%
13. wessie.........................................: 25 0.8 2.5%
14. chrisnd @ukrm..................................: 25 0.8 2.5%
15. John Davis.....................................: 24 0.8 2.4%
16. Champ..........................................: 23 0.8 2.3%
17. psychedelic minds..............................: 20 0.7 2.0%
18. Bruce Horrocks.................................: 19 0.7 1.9%
19. GeoffC.........................................: 19 0.6 1.9%
20. siwilson.......................................: 16 0.5 1.6%

Top 20 popular threads: Posts / Posts per Day / Percent Share
==============================================================
1. On topic, sorry. Tyres.........................: 73 2.4 15.5%
2. Today's medical update.........................: 64 2.1 13.6%
3. I had a dream..................................: 53 1.8 11.2%
4. Sig change.....................................: 44 1.5 9.3%
5. Illya Kuryakin down............................: 41 1.4 8.7%
6. On topic... Small motorbike choices?...........: 37 1.2 7.9%
7. On topic again... Helmets......................: 31 1.0 6.6%
8. Modern computers...............................: 23 0.8 4.9%
9. Spark plug technology..........................: 19 0.6 4.0%
10. What a cnut....................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
11. SOB problems...................................: 12 0.4 2.5%
12. Don't forget the fries.........................: 9 0.3 1.9%
13. Deionised vs Distilled.........................: 6 0.2 1.3%
14. paging the tools experts.......................: 5 0.2 1.1%
15. More BBC news video but bikes this time........: 4 0.1 0.8%
16. On topic again... sorry........................: 3 0.1 0.6%
17. Buy Ibogaine HCL :https://primepsychedelicz.com: 2 0.1 0.4%
18. That's a job I have never done before on a bike: 2 0.1 0.4%
19. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....: 2 0.1 0.4%
20. Schadenfreude of the week......................: 2 0.1 0.4%

Top 20 bandwidth slurping threads: kBytes / kBytes per Day / Percent Share
===========================================================================
1. On topic, sorry. Tyres.........................: 158 5.3 15.6%
2. Today's medical update.........................: 148 4.9 14.5%
3. I had a dream..................................: 90 3.0 8.9%
4. Illya Kuryakin down............................: 79 2.6 7.8%
5. Sig change.....................................: 76 2.5 7.5%
6. On topic... Small motorbike choices?...........: 72 2.4 7.1%
7. On topic again... Helmets......................: 54 1.8 5.3%
8. Modern computers...............................: 48 1.6 4.8%
9. Spark plug technology..........................: 34 1.1 3.4%
10. SOB problems...................................: 27 0.9 2.7%
11. What a cnut....................................: 23 0.8 2.3%
12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....: 14 0.5 1.4%
13. Buy Lucid LSD-25 Gummies Online | Buy Pure NN-D: 13 0.5 1.4%
14. Buy Osmosis Mushroom Gummy Cubes Online | Buy 5: 13 0.5 1.4%
15. BUY MAGIC MUSHROOM CHOCOLATE BAR 6g - NEAUTROPI: 12 0.4 1.2%
16. Don't forget the fries.........................: 11 0.4 1.1%
17. Buy Aurora Magic Mushroom Chocolate Bars Online: 11 0.4 1.1%
18. Buy Road Trip Magic Mushroom Chocolate Bar Onli: 11 0.4 1.1%
19. Deionised vs Distilled.........................: 11 0.4 1.1%
20. Buy Colombian Cocaine Online https://primepsyc: 8 0.3 0.8%

Top 10 posts with most original content (calculated in lines):
===============================================================
1. Darcy Simms....................................: 263
news:1adebd5d-9fda-4bc1-a89a-fe1613eae939n@googlegroups.com
2. Darcy Simms....................................: 263
news:40c04b81-61e4-441c-9bf3-1dc9b9a841d9n@googlegroups.com
3. Darcy Simms....................................: 228
news:695894a0-7667-4dbd-912d-8be477a83666n@googlegroups.com
4. Darcy Simms....................................: 214
news:a0bfb89d-47a9-4bba-a2b5-d5cc2c3aa45cn@googlegroups.com
5. Darcy Simms....................................: 211
news:a0775dcb-4bce-4fe4-bd3c-7c54ed4a5c08n@googlegroups.com
6. John Davis.....................................: 134
news:036b984c-3b9c-4b97-92c0-0832f2a9b99bn@googlegroups.com
7. John Davis.....................................: 115
news:0b62c95b-7559-4649-bc85-f3fd6a4bcbf0n@googlegroups.com
8. uk.rec.motorcycles.............................: 73
news:c968842b-ba47-4f34-82d9-95d091ea3ba2n@googlegroups.com
9. psychedelic minds..............................: 70
news:b9397ffd-36a7-402e-8097-826e9ac7e213n@googlegroups.com
10. https:www.psychedelicsmonster.com..............: 67
news:f5872fbb-f55f-4a67-ae73-8bd305abfd55n@googlegroups.com

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Top 10 original content posters:
=================================
1. Darcy Simms....................................: 26.35%
2. John Davis.....................................: 7.98%
3. Stephen Packer.................................: 7.37%
4. psychedelic minds..............................: 5.21%
5. Cab............................................: 4.92%
6. RustyHinge.....................................: 4.54%
7. https:www.psychedelicsmonster.com..............: 4.49%
8. Mark Olson.....................................: 4.40%
9. Pete Fisher....................................: 3.28%
10. ogden..........................................: 3.08%

El Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:43:49 +0000, Cab escribió:

> 12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....: 14 0.5 1.4%

Hah. Ths stats got into the stats.

--
Paul.

https://paulc.es

On 01/10/2023 16:55, Paul Carmichael wrote:
> El Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:43:49 +0000, Cab escribió:
>
>> 12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....: 14 0.5 1.4%
>
> Hah. Ths stats got into the stats.
>
:-)

Chris
--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 01/10/2023 03:43, Cab wrote:
>
>
> NGStatistics2: Newsgroup Statistics Program
>
> Version 2.3.2
>
> Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Cab
>
> Newsgroup.................: uk.rec.motorcycles
> Stats Were Taken..........: Sunday, Oct 01, 2023
> Stats Begin...............: Friday, September 01, 2023
> Stats End.................: Saturday, September 30, 2023
> Days scanned..............: 30
> Total No. of Articles.....: 471
> Total No. of Characters...: 1043033
> Total Volume..............: 1018
> Messages Per Day..........: 15.7
> Characters Per Day........: 34767.8
> Average Daily Volume......: 33 kB
> Total Posters This Week...: 47
> Messages with Sigs........: 69.85%
> Original number of lines..: 4475
> Total number of lines.....: 10213
> Original content rating...: 43.82%
>
> Top prolific 20 posters: Posts / Posts per Day /Percentage Share
> =================================================================
> 1. Stephen Packer.................................: 51 1.7 10.8%
> 2. RustyHinge.....................................: 44 1.5 9.3%
> 3. YTC#1..........................................: 33 1.1 7.0%
> 4. Mark Olson.....................................: 28 0.9 5.9%
> 5. ogden..........................................: 27 0.9 5.7%
> 6. Turby..........................................: 25 0.8 5.3%
> 7. Pete Fisher....................................: 23 0.8 4.9%
> 8. Paul Carmichael................................: 22 0.7 4.7%
> 9. Eddie..........................................: 18 0.6 3.8%
> 10. Ace............................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
> 11. Champ..........................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
> 12. Pipl...........................................: 16 0.5 3.4%
> 13. Bruce Horrocks.................................: 13 0.4 2.8%
> 14. chrisnd @ukrm..................................: 12 0.4 2.5%
> 15. wessie.........................................: 12 0.4 2.5%
> 16. Colin Irvine...................................: 11 0.4 2.3%
> 17. GeoffC.........................................: 10 0.3 2.1%
> 18. siwilson.......................................: 9 0.3 1.9%
> 19. CT.............................................: 7 0.2 1.5%
> 20. Alan Lee.......................................: 7 0.2 1.5%
>
> Top 20 Bandwidth slurping posters: kBytes / kBytes per Day / Percent Share
> ===========================================================================
> 1. Stephen Packer.................................: 116 3.9 11.4%
> 2. RustyHinge.....................................: 99 3.3 9.7%
> 3. YTC#1..........................................: 70 2.4 7.0%
> 4. Darcy Simms....................................: 62 2.1 6.2%
> 5. ogden..........................................: 58 1.9 5.7%
> 6. Mark Olson.....................................: 54 1.8 5.3%
> 7. Pete Fisher....................................: 53 1.8 5.3%
> 8. Turby..........................................: 48 1.6 4.7%
> 9. Paul Carmichael................................: 32 1.1 3.2%
> 10. Eddie..........................................: 30 1.0 3.0%
> 11. Ace............................................: 27 0.9 2.7%
> 12. Pipl...........................................: 25 0.9 2.5%
> 13. wessie.........................................: 25 0.8 2.5%
> 14. chrisnd @ukrm..................................: 25 0.8 2.5%
> 15. John Davis.....................................: 24 0.8 2.4%
> 16. Champ..........................................: 23 0.8 2.3%
> 17. psychedelic minds..............................: 20 0.7 2.0%
> 18. Bruce Horrocks.................................: 19 0.7 1.9%
> 19. GeoffC.........................................: 19 0.6 1.9%
> 20. siwilson.......................................: 16 0.5 1.6%

I do seem to be very good at maintaining No14 for some reason?

Chris

--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 02/10/2023 12:46, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
> On 01/10/2023 16:55, Paul Carmichael wrote:
>> El Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:43:49 +0000, Cab escribió:
>>
>>>   12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....:   14   0.5   1.4%
>>
>> Hah. Ths stats got into the stats.
>>
> :-)

Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.

It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It

I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
recipe for the decline of the genre.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>
> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>
> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>
> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
> recipe for the decline of the genre.

Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/

--
Eddie eddie@deguello.org

On 03/10/2023 10:00, Eddie wrote:
> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>
>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>
>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>>
>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
>
> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/

In days of yore - (yore wishful thinking?) - you had to choose which
threads to read or you'd be all day.

Collect u.r.m, u.r.m.c, u.r.s(heds), zetnet.local and you needed a
full-time secretary.

You only need three or four extra posts over the range of collected
groups now for Usenet to be 'on the up'.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On 03/10/2023 10:13, RustyHinge wrote:
> On 03/10/2023 10:00, Eddie wrote:
>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>
>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>>
>>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>>>
>>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
>>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
>>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
>>
>> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>
> In days of yore - (yore wishful thinking?) - you had to choose which
> threads to read or you'd be all day.
>
> Collect u.r.m, u.r.m.c, u.r.s(heds), zetnet.local and you needed a
> full-time secretary.
>
> You only need three or four extra posts over the range of collected
> groups now for Usenet to be 'on the up'.
>
Although I was somewhat surprised to find UKRM had 130 posts for me
after a weekend away yesterday!.

It even outran UKRSheds!

Chris
--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>
>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>
>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>>
>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
>
> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/

Saw a comment there about rec.motorcycles that referenced Adny[sic]
Woodward.

--
FJR1300A, GL1000, KLR650A6F, EX250J9A, DR200SE, Vespa Ciao

On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 15:05:58 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
<olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:

>Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>
>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>>
>>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>>>
>>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
>>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
>>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
>>
>> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>
>Saw a comment there about rec.motorcycles that referenced Adny[sic]
>Woodward.

He used to make me smile.

--
Colin Irvine
R1250RS

Mark Olson wrote:
> Eddie wrote:
> > Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
> > https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>
> Saw a comment there about rec.motorcycles that referenced Adny[sic]
> Woodward.

ITYM Woodwrad.

On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
> On 02/10/2023 12:46, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
>> On 01/10/2023 16:55, Paul Carmichael wrote:
>>> El Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:43:49 +0000, Cab escribió:
>>>
>>>>   12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....:   14   0.5
>>>> 1.4%
>>>
>>> Hah. Ths stats got into the stats.
>>>
>> :-)
>
> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>
> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>
> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
> recipe for the decline of the genre.

Speaking as a member of the cabal^h^h^h^h^hcommittee, I think removal of
unused groups is a good idea. Someone coming into the uk hierarchy and
seeing a load of unused groups is more likely to give up than someone
coming in and seeing most groups used, so keeping dead groups, entirely
contrary to your assertion, is a recipe for the decline at least of this
part of the hierarchy.

On 04/10/2023 00:24, Mike Fleming wrote:
> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>> On 02/10/2023 12:46, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
>>> On 01/10/2023 16:55, Paul Carmichael wrote:
>>>> El Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:43:49 +0000, Cab escribió:
>>>>
>>>>>   12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....:   14   0.5 1.4%
>>>>
>>>> Hah. Ths stats got into the stats.
>>>>
>>> :-)
>>
>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>
>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>>
>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
>
> Speaking as a member of the cabal^h^h^h^h^hcommittee, I think removal of
> unused groups is a good idea. Someone coming into the uk hierarchy and
> seeing a load of unused groups is more likely to give up than someone
> coming in and seeing most groups used, so keeping dead groups, entirely
> contrary to your assertion, is a recipe for the decline at least of this
> part of the hierarchy.

I can see both of these points of view. I think what is needed is some
form of 'clear out' which primarily lists the currently active groups
but yet enables inactive groups to be rendered 'visible on request'.

Such a request is likely to come from two sources: Firstly from people
who have used it in the past and may want to revisit it or maybe even
revive it - though I am not suggesting that should be too easy (plus of
course as a starting point for any new users who may want to (re)create
a group that has existed in the past). Secondly, for some sort of
archival purpose.

Thinking a bit further into this, Google probably has the second part of
that already covered. So, all that is really needed is for any inactive
group names to be (optionally) shown in a group search?

HTH, Chris
--
The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14
Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550t
http://www.Deuchars.org.uk

On 04/10/2023 09:29, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
> On 04/10/2023 00:24, Mike Fleming wrote:
>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>> On 02/10/2023 12:46, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
>>>> On 01/10/2023 16:55, Paul Carmichael wrote:
>>>>> El Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:43:49 +0000, Cab escribió:
>>>>>
>>>>>>   12. Newsgroup statistics for the last 31 day(s)....:   14   0.5
>>>>>> 1.4%
>>>>>
>>>>> Hah. Ths stats got into the stats.
>>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>>
>>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
>>>
>>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back who
>>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little used: a
>>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
>>
>> Speaking as a member of the cabal^h^h^h^h^hcommittee, I think removal
>> of unused groups is a good idea. Someone coming into the uk hierarchy
>> and seeing a load of unused groups is more likely to give up than
>> someone coming in and seeing most groups used, so keeping dead groups,
>> entirely contrary to your assertion, is a recipe for the decline at
>> least of this part of the hierarchy.
>
> I can see both of these points of view.  I think what is needed is some
> form of 'clear out' which primarily lists the currently active groups
> but yet enables inactive groups to be rendered 'visible on request'.
>
> Such a request is likely to come from two sources: Firstly from people
> who have used it in the past and may want to revisit it or maybe even
> revive it - though I am not suggesting that should be too easy (plus of
> course as a starting point for any new users who may want to (re)create
> a group that has existed in the past). Secondly, for some sort of
> archival purpose.
>
> Thinking a bit further into this, Google probably has the second part of
> that already covered. So, all that is really needed is for any inactive
> group names to be (optionally) shown in a group search?
>
> HTH, Chris

I've been 'collecting' alt.beer.home-brewing in the hope of seeing some
vactivity, particularly with the price of current beer prices - hmmmmm:
beer^h^h^current - I wish.

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:

>On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>
>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.

>Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/

heh. I read that too.

And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

Champ wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>
>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>
>> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>
> heh. I read that too.
>
> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)

FWIW, I think the author of the article is an Ixie.

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>
>>On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>
>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>
>>Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>>https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>
> heh. I read that too.
>
> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)

I've just read the comment history of Joe59.

Wish I hadn't.

:(

--
FJR1300A, GL1000, KLR650A6F, EX250J9A, DR200SE, Vespa Ciao

On 10/4/2023 1:29 AM, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:
>
> Such a request is likely to come from two sources: Firstly from people
> who have used it in the past and may want to revisit it or maybe even
> revive it - though I am not suggesting that should be too easy (plus of
> course as a starting point for any new users who may want to (re)create
> a group that has existed in the past). Secondly, for some sort of
> archival purpose.
>
I could see looking for identities of good members in the past and
trying to connect again.

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS & ST1100 (in memoriam)

Colin Irvine wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 15:05:58 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
> <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:
>
> >Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
> >> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to
> read. >>>
> >>> It's going to be a case of Use It or Lose It
> >>>
> >>> I blame those ginks/twats/wreckers in u.n.n.* groups a while back
> who >>> enthusiastically attempted to remove groups that were little
> used: a >>> recipe for the decline of the genre.
> >>
> >> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
> >> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
> >
> > Saw a comment there about rec.motorcycles that referenced Adny[sic]
> > Woodward.
>
> He used to make me smile.

This one made me chuckle:

"I read uk.railway for years, but left when it degenerated to one sad
old man with obvious Alzheimer's, one nutty Christian who boasted about
beating the devil out of his toddler with spoons and a few normal
people who didn't say much. Anyone else remember Hoppy and Ditchpig?"

--

Geoff
NTV650

On Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:30:33 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
<olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:

>Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>>>Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>>>https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>> heh. I read that too.
>>
>> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)

>I've just read the comment history of Joe59.
>
>Wish I hadn't.

<shrug> Reads just like your standard issue US nut job from here
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old

On Wed, 4 Oct 2023 09:29:51 +0100, "chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:

> Google probably has the second part of that [the achive] already
> covered.

Hah! They'd better fix their USENET (groups.google.com) search! I
have all kinds of recovered memories of stuff I once saw on Reeky and
can't find anymore — names mostly. I may be able to find a handful of
posts by a particular contributor while I remember there must have
been hundreds. Does anyone possess a rec.motorcycles archive?

--
Worst Case

On 10/4/2023 7:30 AM, Mark Olson wrote:
> Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>
>>> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>>
>> heh. I read that too.
>>
>> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)
>
> I've just read the comment history of Joe59.
>
> Wish I hadn't.
>
> :(
>

Jeezus. How do idiots like that know how to type?

--
The erstwhile Thomas
FJR1300, R1200GS & ST1100 (in memoriam)

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:30:33 -0000 (UTC), Mark Olson
> <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>>>>https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>
>>> heh. I read that too.
>>>
>>> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)
>
>>I've just read the comment history of Joe59.
>>
>>Wish I hadn't.
>
> <shrug> Reads just like your standard issue US nut job from here

You're not wrong, unfortunately.

--
FJR1300A, GL1000, KLR650A6F, EX250J9A, DR200SE, Vespa Ciao

Turby <xsurf@xmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/4/2023 7:30 AM, Mark Olson wrote:
>> Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>>
>>>> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>>>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>>>
>>> heh. I read that too.
>>>
>>> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too.... :-)
>>
>> I've just read the comment history of Joe59.
>>
>> Wish I hadn't.
>>
>> :(
>>
>
> Jeezus. How do idiots like that know how to type?

Evidently they learned how before their brains were turned into Swiss
cheese by Trump Prion Disease.

--
FJR1300A, GL1000, KLR650A6F, EX250J9A, DR200SE, Vespa Ciao

On 04/10/2023 15:25, Sqirrel99 wrote:
> Champ wrote:
>> On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 10:00:54 +0100, Eddie <eddie@deguello.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/10/2023 17:44, RustyHinge wrote:
>>>> Got to inflate Usenet figures somehow, or ther would be little to read.
>>
>>> Haven't you heard, Usenet usage is on the up?
>>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/
>>
>> heh.  I read that too.
>> And now I've joined the comments thread on it too....  :-)
>
> FWIW, I think the author of the article is an Ixie.

Indeed he is, and a prize twat too. The classic was when I posted
something about Dougie Lampkin wheelieing round Pahnd Island a few years
ago and Liam said he knew nothing about motorcycle racers, to which I
replied that he was a trials rider. Liam, rather than saying "fair
enough, I didn't know that" then proceeded to try to prove that trials
riding was, in fact, a race. It was quite entertaining.