On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 22:44:17 GMT, robertonthis@hotmail.com wrote:
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>On 22-Dec-2016, Bismarck <bnwink@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> I am an old hippie. I buy or borrow music and I post it with headers
>> explaining what it is so everyone can understand. I hate MP3 unless there
>> is
>> no CD or lossless option. I have expanded my collection of rock, blues,
>> jazz&
>> country because other folks with the same philosophy have so generously
>> shared of their time and collections.
>>
>> I am in the beginning of a thought process to cancel my NG subscription.
>> Here’s why.
>>
>> Despite the availability of CDs and high quality lossless formats for
>> sale, a
>> generation is letting itself be content with MP3 ownership, or worse,
>> streaming content only. Ownership of music no longer seems to matter.
>> Bodes
>> poorly for NGs.
>>
>> Then there is a new generation of poster that has replaced the password
>> crowd, and this new crew posts with undecipherable headers. They have
>> turned
>> some NGs into their own little private servers. Only they and the
>> privileged
>> with whom they share their secret decoder rings know what is being posted.
>>
>> The rest of us put kill files on it so it doesn’t clutter our monitors.
>> NGs
>> will die when the rest of us go away.
>>
>> As of today I still continue to maintain my NG subscription and I will
>> continue to post and download. I hope the like-minded will continue also.
>>
>> Rant mode off. Merry Christmas or whatever holiday you cherish. Don’t
>> let
>> the music die.
>>
>> Bismarck
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>I used to post, I posted A LOT way back when. I used to post to the lossless
>group SHN files with a modem uplink to give you an idea how long ago.
>
>I had really gotten tired of a lot of attitude and I have to admit I was a
>bit of a snob (translate = asshole) myself. I now am just a lurker.
>
>I do really appreciate the hardcore posters like yourself, you all reflect
>the way it used to be.
>
>Thank you for that
Bismarck - You have always been generous and thorough, and I for one
have appreciated your efforts over the years. I have you to thank for
half of my Dick's Picks collection.
While I am not a constant presence on usenet, I have been quite
annoyed by the indecipherable-headers-and-decoder-ring stuff as well.
Some groups have been taken over, as you note. I hope you won't let
them cause you to give up on NG altogether. I still enjoy having my
own copy of things, and much, much prefer lossless formats.
Allan Gaitor
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