In article <UtzHj.79282$497.63515@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Postman Delivers
<JR_the_postman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> bodyartist@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> > I think another thing that happened is that there's absolutely no
> > positive reinforcement for posting. I've posted bunches of stuff.
> > Interesting articles, links to my new works, calls for models and I
> > typically don't get a single response.
> > I would love have discussions of bodypaint with people but it doesn't
> > happen here.
> > Watch, follows is a link to a cool article I read yesterday about body
> > paint in an anthropological context. Nobody is going to respond.
> >
>
>
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13536-neanderthals-wore-makeup-and-liked-
> to-chat.html
> > RoByn
> > www.nycbodyart.com
> * * *
> RoByn,
>
> It was fine for a long while... But yes, you are correct spam, and more
> spam has invaded the Usenet..
>
> Every newsgroup i was using or revived, or participated in Last year is
over
> run by different posters... And lots more spam... I use to fight spam,
> and was run over in a windows system, so I have spent the last year
> learning how to run a desktop linux system -
>
> I lot of ISP have dropped newsgroups, and most new users still haven't a
> clue about using newsgroups... Vista certainly does not help...
Personally, much of my time investment has ****fted to mailing list &
IRC. Practically zero spam. And no long pointless discussions of
yenc-vs-not-yenc. :)
Sadly, they tend to be very close-knit groups with little input from
outside. And often hard to find. <sigh>
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