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Re: We're all Dinosaurs

 
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Old 12-12.-2004, 09:04 PM   #1
Nick Kew
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In article <41bc1c37$1_2@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>,
"John Mallard" <not_me@all> writes:

>> It appears that however much I dislike web forums, they do seem to be
>> taking over as the internet discussion tool.


Different purposes and functions. It's worse when people try to
emulate IRC in the Web.

>> It appears that however much I dislike web forums, they do seem to be
>> taking over as the internet discussion tool.


Enclosure of the Commons?

> Ah, usenet. The Radio Four of internet discussion tools.


ROTFL! That's .sig material.

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Old 12-12.-2004, 11:06 PM   #2
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in message <87lt82-lu.ln1@hugin.webthing.com>, Nick Kew
('nick@hugin.webthing.com') wrote:

>>> It appears that however much I dislike web forums, they do seem to
>>> be taking over as the internet discussion tool.

>
> Enclosure of the Commons?


Precisely.

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Old 13-12.-2004, 02:23 AM   #3
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:06:27 +0000 someone who may be Simon Brooke
<simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote this:-

>>>> It appears that however much I dislike web forums, they do seem to
>>>> be taking over as the internet discussion tool.

>>
>> Enclosure of the Commons?

>
>Precisely.


That was claimed to make food production more efficient, freeing
people to take part in the industrial revolution. Time will tell
whether the two events are comparable.


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