Re: We're all Dinosaurs

[Nick Kew]

In article <[email protected]>,
"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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[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, Nick Kew
('[email protected]') 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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[David Hansen]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:06:27 +0000 someone who may be Simon Brooke
<[email protected]> 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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