One sign of the death of a newsgroup

in another NG I read:

"One of the signs that a newsgroup is dying, or becoming more or less
useless, is when the number of posts devoted to ad hominem attacks
exceeds the number of on-topic posts. rec.audio.opinion reached that
point years ago; alt.comp.freeware is getting dangerously close. These
attacks usually center around two or three persons, each of which has a
few allies. Together, they constitute "war parties" sort of like
Quantrell's raiders, only without guns."

Could this concern this NG a.c.a-v. too?

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>
> in another NG I read:
>
> "One of the signs that a newsgroup is dying, or becoming more or less
> useless, is when the number of posts devoted to ad hominem attacks
> exceeds the number of on-topic posts. rec.audio.opinion reached that
> point years ago; alt.comp.freeware is getting dangerously close. These
> attacks usually center around two or three persons, each of which has a
> few allies. Together, they constitute "war parties" sort of like
> Quantrell's raiders, only without guns."
>
> Could this concern this NG a.c.a-v. too?
>
>


Round up the usual suspects. Yes, we all know who they are. Most of
them have resided in my Bozo bin for lengthy sentences. The purpose of
a newsgroup should be first and foremost to help users. Those not
amenable to that idea can leave. We all should ignore these troll
threads. When troublesome people are ignored they become bored and move
elsewhere.


"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy
me."

- Noel Coward


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