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Originally Posted by David
In terms of dealing with antagonism, it helps to spend a few years on Usenet newsgroups before venturing onto a Web board like this. If there's something in your soul cries out for the free & unfettered dissemination of ideas -- howsoever repugnant -- you'll gravitate to Usenet. Or ... you would have, at one time. It seems the Usenet Golden Age is over, but there's no way of knowing for sure since there are too many groups to monitor for vibrancy.
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Usenet does seem to have died. AMFM certainly has. Everytime my Usenet goes down, I HAVE to call my provider. They've told me if I didn't call, they'd have no idea it was down, because I'm the only one using it!
And, you're right, I've found (a few years ago), far more argumentative folks on Usenet, than The Ledge.