Sir,
I used to post for many years in the uniform group and can identify completely with you. Despite
the tons of material I posted for many years (some of which I'd paid for) I received few notes of
thanks. I was at the point of quitting for the same reasons as you give until I ran into a tech who
worked for a local ISP. This was back in the days when all providers provided usenet access. He
was a fan of the usenet and mentioned that he's watched the usenet logs for a while out of
curiosity. It seems that while few people bother to give due thanks, there where a LOT of folks
downloading the material. Please take solace in knowing that folks ARE downloading your material
even if they are ignorant and ungrateful; not giving you recognition. I always thank posters who
provide stuff I like. Perhaps you should watch the number of repleis you get to this post....then
multiply them by a factor of ten. That's probably closer to the number of folks who download but
can't be bothered to thank you.
BL
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