SPORTS/Women

"NFL1" wrote:
>>>
It seems fewer and fewer people are posting here, though I haven't figured
if there's a central place they have all gone!
<<<

Hey Nancy! I think many posters have gone to the ESPN message boards.
Also, there are some popular e-groups. I really miss the give-and-take
here, but it seems that fewer and fewer people use newsgroups of any sort
nowadays. <frown>

(sooz)
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hi sooz,

a lot of good people have gone elsewhere and all those wins by UCONN just
chased a few out of the business of pontificating.

ESPN is sort of interesting and so is the boneyard.

The future will be interesting. Especially this year.
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In article <20040510163452.21784.00001293.DeleteThis@mb-m07.aol.com>, Irving
Pinsky <irvingpinsky.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote:

> hi sooz,
>
> a lot of good people have gone elsewhere and all those wins by UCONN just
> chased a few out of the business of pontificating.

But there is still the WNBA and Olympic Team to talk about... But then
that's mostly about UCONN too.

-WG
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"JMEffrece" <jmeffrece.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040510143142.27780.00001320@mb-m11.aol.com...
> I was under the impression that I could come to this board and read some
> intelligent posts about women's basketball. Why is it lately that even
> the
> titles here of the posts are offensive and pornagraphic instead of women's
> sports? Is there not a monitor on newsgroup message boards? If that is
> the
> case then I will say goodbye to all the intelligent posters here and other
> posters please refrain from your outrageous posts.

Usenet has always been inundated with offensive and pornographic posts and
images. At least as long as I have been on usenet;
which is some seven years now (not that I'm suggesting that is any sort of
direct relationship between the two ;). This newsgroup has had it's share
of "flamers", "trolls", and "spammers", but nowhere near as bad as other
newsgroups I've read. Some newsgroups had posters that I thought were plain
crazy. Others had things posted on them that in any other context would
have landed people in jail or in court. Better at home, on-line in front of
a monitor than out on the street, I suppose. I always wondered if there was
a relationship between the rise of internet activity and the decline of
crime in this country during the 1990's.

Many newsgroups, including usenet groups have "moderators". From my own
observation, they don't work. "Moderated" newsgroups tend to be the dullest
and the deadliest, if for no other reason due to the delay from the time a
post is sent to the time it will appear on the board. Moderators have to
get their sleep, go to work and do other things like the rest of us. Some
moderators act like they own the board, and alienate many participants or
discourage others.

Usenet is in decline. I suspect it's the switch to broadband. I've
read that some ISP's don't carry Usenet anymore. People are supposed to go
back to watching cartoons or whatever now that they have broadband. Pity.

My own solution is a tough attitude and a good newreader killfilter. I've
got more than a hundred entries on mine at last count.
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"JMEffrece" <jmeffrece.TakeThisOut@aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:20040510143142.27780.00001320@mb-m11.aol.com...
> I was under the impression that I could come to this board and read some
> intelligent posts about women's basketball. Why is it lately that even
the
> titles here of the posts are offensive and pornagraphic instead of women's
> sports? Is there not a monitor on newsgroup message boards? If that is
the
> case then I will say goodbye to all the intelligent posters here and other
> posters please refrain from your outrageous posts.

that's right. I have around 20 spams a day in my mail box offering
to enlarge what an italian usually do not need.
ciao
Massimo
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In article <NB_nc.235237$rM4.10057079@news4.tin.it>, Massimo 456b
<mgx654[REM]b@hotmail.com> wrote:

> "JMEffrece" <jmeffrece RemoveThis @aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:20040510143142.27780.00001320@mb-m11.aol.com...
> > I was under the impression that I could come to this board and read some
> > intelligent posts about women's basketball. Why is it lately that even
> the
> > titles here of the posts are offensive and pornagraphic instead of women's
> > sports? Is there not a monitor on newsgroup message boards? If that is
> the
> > case then I will say goodbye to all the intelligent posters here and other
> > posters please refrain from your outrageous posts.
>
> that's right. I have around 20 spams a day in my mail box offering
> to enlarge what an italian usually do not need.

Their wine bottles?
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"warren" :
> > that's right. I have around 20 spams a day in my mail box offering
> > to enlarge what an italian usually do not need.
>
> Their wine bottles?

LOL

could be ;-)
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"JMEffrece" <jmeffrece DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote...
> I was under the impression that I could come to this board and read some
> intelligent posts about women's basketball. Why is it lately that even the
> titles here of the posts are offensive and pornagraphic instead of women's
> sports? Is there not a monitor on newsgroup message boards? If that is the
> case then I will say goodbye to all the intelligent posters here and other
> posters please refrain from your outrageous posts.

Off season, not much to talk about. UCONNed out right now, too.
USENET use probably diminishing. I can remember when we all
were amazed that someone would even *think* to use the Internet
for commercial ventures, and would never post an *ad* in a NG.
Those were the days.

As they used to say "Back when the rigs were made out of wood,
and the men were made of iron ..." (oil patch reference).

Intelligent posters still exist. Idiots still get *plonked*, killfiles
still slurp in the trash, and some actual decent commentary
comes along, too.

I, for one, am surprised at how far women's b-ball has come in such
a relatively short time. Emminently enjoyable.

--
Rick K
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In article <40a10df8.TakeThisOut@giga.realtime.net>, CLL <clewis.TakeThisOut@bga.com> wrote:

: "sooz" <soozer.TakeThisOut@mindspring.com> wrote in message
: news:cBRnc.5256$KE6.4359@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
: > "NFL1" wrote:
: > >>>
: > It seems fewer and fewer people are posting here, though I haven't figured
: > if there's a central place they have all gone!
: > <<<
: >
: > Hey Nancy! I think many posters have gone to the ESPN message boards.
: > Also, there are some popular e-groups. I really miss the give-and-take
: > here, but it seems that fewer and fewer people use newsgroups of any sort
: > nowadays. <frown>
: >
: > (sooz)
: >
:
: I think the comment above about the ESPN boards is correct, although I do
: not care for those particular boards. I also think that part of the decline
: can be attributed to more and more conferences and college teams getting
: their own message boards. Here are links to some of the ones I frequent:
<snip>

But staying in a group that only talks about *your* team is like
spending everyday looking at your reflection in the mirror. And too
many many WBB fans are narcistic to start with. :-)

The reason I started reading this newsgroup 6 or 7 years ago was to
learn about players and teams that I would not normally hear much
about.
(I've been around all this time, but don't post much.)

The problem is that we accumulated too many people that apparently had
no concept of manners or civility, and being a horse's,,, was about the
only way they could get anybody to pay any attention to them.

We have had some terrific, knowledgeable people in this newsgroup from
whom I learned a great deal. But they have been run off by insolent,
ill-mannered jerks that didn't deserve to be noticed.

I learned years ago that a good kill-file takes care of a lot of
aggravation. But apparently others would rather leave than ignore the
idiots.

Sorry for the extreme negativity, but I remember when r.s.b.w. was the
best source of information for NCAA WBB.

Bob
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"Bob" <scutlbut.RemoveThis@dimensional.com> wrote in message
news:170520040311205874%scutlbut@dimensional.com...
> In article <40a10df8.RemoveThis@giga.realtime.net>, CLL <clewis.RemoveThis@bga.com> wrote:
>
> : "sooz" <soozer.RemoveThis@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> : news:cBRnc.5256$KE6.4359@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> : > "NFL1" wrote:
> : > >>>
> : > It seems fewer and fewer people are posting here, though I haven't
figured
> : > if there's a central place they have all gone!
> : > <<<
> : >
> : > Hey Nancy! I think many posters have gone to the ESPN message boards.
> : > Also, there are some popular e-groups. I really miss the
give-and-take
> : > here, but it seems that fewer and fewer people use newsgroups of any
sort
> : > nowadays. <frown>
> : >
> : > (sooz)
> : >
> :
> : I think the comment above about the ESPN boards is correct, although I
do
> : not care for those particular boards. I also think that part of the
decline
> : can be attributed to more and more conferences and college teams getting
> : their own message boards. Here are links to some of the ones I
frequent:
> <snip>
>
> But staying in a group that only talks about *your* team is like
> spending everyday looking at your reflection in the mirror. And too
> many many WBB fans are narcistic to start with. :-)
>
> The reason I started reading this newsgroup 6 or 7 years ago was to
> learn about players and teams that I would not normally hear much
> about.
> (I've been around all this time, but don't post much.)
>
> The problem is that we accumulated too many people that apparently had
> no concept of manners or civility, and being a horse's,,, was about the
> only way they could get anybody to pay any attention to them.
>
> We have had some terrific, knowledgeable people in this newsgroup from
> whom I learned a great deal. But they have been run off by insolent,
> ill-mannered jerks that didn't deserve to be noticed.
>
> I learned years ago that a good kill-file takes care of a lot of
> aggravation. But apparently others would rather leave than ignore the
> idiots.
>
> Sorry for the extreme negativity, but I remember when r.s.b.w. was the
> best source of information for NCAA WBB.
>
> Bob

I also remember when this newgroups was the best source for the latest in
women's basketball. I'm saddened by its decline. As for the "reflection in
the mirror" problem with team boards, I try to lessen that problem by
maintaining a healthy dose of skepticism and also reading the boards for
rival teams. Not a perfect solution, but it is one way to avoid most of the
constant Tenn / UConn fan scuffle.

CLL
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Please excuse the top-posting!

Sternvogel? Is that you? I very much agree with you about the team and
conference message boards and about why lots of people have left r.s.b.w.
(and newsgroups in general). The decline of usenet is very sad, and the
message boards and e-groups really aren't a complete replacement.

I hope all is well with you and yours! <grin>

(sooz)

"Bob" wrote:
>>>
In article <40a10df8 RemoveThis @giga.realtime.net>, CLL <clewis RemoveThis @bga.com> wrote:

: "sooz" <soozer RemoveThis @mindspring.com> wrote in message
: news:cBRnc.5256$KE6.4359@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
: > "NFL1" wrote:
: > >>>
: > It seems fewer and fewer people are posting here, though I haven't
figured
: > if there's a central place they have all gone!
: > <<<
: >
: > Hey Nancy! I think many posters have gone to the ESPN message boards.
: > Also, there are some popular e-groups. I really miss the give-and-take
: > here, but it seems that fewer and fewer people use newsgroups of any
sort
: > nowadays. <frown>
: >
: > (sooz)
: >
:
: I think the comment above about the ESPN boards is correct, although I do
: not care for those particular boards. I also think that part of the
decline
: can be attributed to more and more conferences and college teams getting
: their own message boards. Here are links to some of the ones I frequent:
<snip>

But staying in a group that only talks about *your* team is like
spending everyday looking at your reflection in the mirror. And too
many many WBB fans are narcistic to start with. :-)

The reason I started reading this newsgroup 6 or 7 years ago was to
learn about players and teams that I would not normally hear much
about.
(I've been around all this time, but don't post much.)

The problem is that we accumulated too many people that apparently had
no concept of manners or civility, and being a horse's,,, was about the
only way they could get anybody to pay any attention to them.

We have had some terrific, knowledgeable people in this newsgroup from
whom I learned a great deal. But they have been run off by insolent,
ill-mannered jerks that didn't deserve to be noticed.

I learned years ago that a good kill-file takes care of a lot of
aggravation. But apparently others would rather leave than ignore the
idiots.

Sorry for the extreme negativity, but I remember when r.s.b.w. was the
best source of information for NCAA WBB.

Bob
<<<
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In article <jx4qc.14336$KE6.10038@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
sooz <soozer.DeleteThis@mindspring.com> wrote:

: Please excuse the top-posting!

Shame on you, young lady. :-)

: Sternvogel? Is that you?

No, this is a different Bob, But he was one of the ones I had in mind
when I referred to knowledgeable people who have left r.s.b.w.

: I very much agree with you about the team and
: conference message boards and about why lots of people have left r.s.b.w.
: (and newsgroups in general). The decline of usenet is very sad, and the
: message boards and e-groups really aren't a complete replacement.
:
: I hope all is well with you and yours! <grin>

It is and they are. But we're not who you think we are. LOL Thanks for
the good wishes anyway.

P.S. My memory is not all that great these days. Were you based in
Phoenix not too long ago, or am I thinking about someone else?

Bob
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"sooz" <soozer DeleteThis @mindspring.com> wrote in message news:<cBRnc.5256$KE6.4359@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> "NFL1" wrote:
> >>>
> It seems fewer and fewer people are posting here, though I haven't figured
> if there's a central place they have all gone!
> <<<
>
> Hey Nancy! I think many posters have gone to the ESPN message boards.
> Also, there are some popular e-groups. I really miss the give-and-take
> here, but it seems that fewer and fewer people use newsgroups of any sort
> nowadays. <frown>
>
> (sooz)

I used to post here a lot a few years ago... but I guess I started
getting increasingly fed up with newsgroups fullstop. This includes
all newsgroups, not just this one... it was actually probably to a
lesser extent this newsgroup that bothered me. But as I stopped
reading other newsgroups as much because they were so overrun with
stupid posts I stopped coming in here at the same time.

Also, the number of posts really has seemed to dwindle so I don't pop
in all that often anymore (although that's really been part of the
problem).

I tend to have gone to team sites and league sites for my basketball
fix.

It is a shame because I used to love coming here and reading about
different leagues, different teams, players, and mostly the great
international discussions there were.
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