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After 5 days without posts, it may be time to sound taps on
NZ.general. I have posted for 25 years, fond memories. My undesired
apex was to tell you all what fools you were being during the Covid
scare of 2021-22. In so doing, I gave you the perspective to rise
above the mass-media engendered panic. RIP.

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From Newsgroup: nz.general

On 04/03/2026 10:29, Willy Nilly wrote:

After 5 days without posts, it may be time to sound taps on
NZ.general. I have posted for 25 years, fond memories. My undesired
apex was to tell you all what fools you were being during the Covid
scare of 2021-22. In so doing, I gave you the perspective to rise
above the mass-media engendered panic. RIP.

Bye.
I'm staying. You can stick to "social media".
Won't see you there.
Cannot remember when I started on usenet,
round 1988-89. Dial-up, still got a couple of
RS323 modems..........unused for years.
And the 286 pc on PCDos 3.???

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From Newsgroup: nz.general

On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 11:44:39 +1300, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
wrote:

On 04/03/2026 10:29, Willy Nilly wrote:

After 5 days without posts, it may be time to sound taps on
NZ.general. I have posted for 25 years, fond memories. My undesired
apex was to tell you all what fools you were being during the Covid
scare of 2021-22. In so doing, I gave you the perspective to rise
above the mass-media engendered panic. RIP.

Bye.
I'm staying. You can stick to "social media".
Won't see you there.
Cannot remember when I started on usenet,
round 1988-89. Dial-up, still got a couple of
RS323 modems..........unused for years.
And the 286 pc on PCDos 3.???

Just curious as to how you got access to Usenet in the 1988-89
timeframe? That predates the internet access via ISPs in NZ.
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Crash McBash
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From Newsgroup: nz.general

On Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:29:33 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

After 5 days without posts, it may be time to sound taps on
NZ.general. I have posted for 25 years, fond memories. My undesired
apex was to tell you all what fools you were being during the Covid
scare of 2021-22. In so doing, I gave you the perspective to rise
above the mass-media engendered panic. RIP.

I too miss the opportunity to debate that Usenet provides in this ng.
It is a simple medium unencumbered by html imaging. It is also
well-structured with threaded discussions that render replies relative
to posts that precede them.

I will stay here because there is no point in leaving. I don't care
how long it is between posts, and I am just slightly bothered by how
few responses there are to the threads I start. It takes just one
click to retrieve messages (unless there are server errors).
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Crash McBash
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From Newsgroup: nz.general

On 04/03/2026 13:15, Crash wrote:

On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 11:44:39 +1300, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
wrote:

On 04/03/2026 10:29, Willy Nilly wrote:

After 5 days without posts, it may be time to sound taps on
NZ.general. I have posted for 25 years, fond memories. My undesired
apex was to tell you all what fools you were being during the Covid
scare of 2021-22. In so doing, I gave you the perspective to rise
above the mass-media engendered panic. RIP.

Bye.
I'm staying. You can stick to "social media".
Won't see you there.
Cannot remember when I started on usenet,
round 1988-89. Dial-up, still got a couple of
RS323 modems..........unused for years.
And the 286 pc on PCDos 3.???

Just curious as to how you got access to Usenet in the 1988-89
timeframe? That predates the internet access via ISPs in NZ.

I worked for a large NZ corporate in a ' technicial 'role.
Access to large computer, voice and data networks.
Dial-up for problem solving gave access to company data
and voice links to Oz UK and USA from home (and of course when on
premise )
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From Newsgroup: nz.general

On 2026-03-04, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:

On Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:29:33 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

After 5 days without posts, it may be time to sound taps on
NZ.general. I have posted for 25 years, fond memories. My undesired
apex was to tell you all what fools you were being during the Covid
scare of 2021-22. In so doing, I gave you the perspective to rise
above the mass-media engendered panic. RIP.

I too miss the opportunity to debate that Usenet provides in this ng.
It is a simple medium unencumbered by html imaging. It is also well-structured with threaded discussions that render replies relative
to posts that precede them.

Designed by users, no corporations.

I will stay here because there is no point in leaving. I don't care
how long it is between posts, and I am just slightly bothered by how
few responses there are to the threads I start.

In many cases the point(s) are well made and there is nothing more to add,
is the way I often see it. The AOL (me too response) has become history and
was frowned upon.

There is also the other extreme when to poster posts pure dribble.

Another reason is lack of posters. If you do not have enough numbers to give different aspects to the point under discussion, it is hard to get/have
enough points to have a discussion on.

It takes just one

click to retrieve messages (unless there are server errors).

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