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How Ed Dolan and Mike Vandeman came to dominate their newsgroups
It was never my intention to dominate a newsgroup and I am sure it was not
Mike Vandeman's intention either, but yet I do dominate ARBR and Vandeman does dominate RBS. We both stay on our own threads and do not step on other threads, but it seems that it doesn't matter. Others simply go away and before you know it all there is on these groups is Dolan and Vandeman. I think both of us in our separate ways serve as a catalyst for a few others who take us on. Our messages become increasingly contentious and finally we are preventing others from coming onto the group. That is certainly not my intention and I know it is not Vandeman's intention either. But what to do about it? I encourage others to post to these newsgroups. Vandeman and I will stay on our own threads as we have always done. Neither of us interfere with other threads that are not up our alley. Vandeman is far more focused than I am and is almost a one-note Johnny. I am more far ranging but I make it a point not to interfere with on topic messages. I would like to see both ARBR and RBS realize their full potential. There is simply no reason for others not to be posting to these two newsgroups. RBM is the standard we should be going by. It is a very large newsgroup and every idiot in the world is posting to it. It is impossible for any one person to dominate that newsgroup. But whether a newsgroup is large or small should not matter as long as everyone respects the threads. I repeat, I do not step on other's threads unless they are up my alley and neither does Vandeman. Others should feel free to post away to their heart's content on ARBR and RBS. We can never be like RBM in size, but we can make up for it in quality. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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