>>On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:34:32 -0800, D-W <D...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:30:09 -0600, d...@webtv.net wrote:

>>>>tnom is sincere and unhappy with the group.

>>>>I DO understand...and we should try to help out.

>>>>For ME...and maybe some others...I was thrown off when all the comps
and
>>>>boots were spoiled.

>>>>Sure...we could say...maybe they're wrong...but not likely.

>>>>With the results ruined...what's left is talking about the players,
>>>>which we can DO, and make jokes.

>>>>If this kind of stuff would happen in a group I liked...I would be
super
>>>>pissed...however...we're not trying to disrupt anything...things have
>>>>already been disrupted.

>>>>I would be willing to do what you'd like.

>>>>tnom...would you want to talk about the next possible boot...if we
>>>>already KNOW?

>>>>Really...spoiling everything was NOT the way to go...and I admit it.

>>>Well, for me, this group has always been about the social interaction.

>>I agree. Unfortunately there hasn't been much of that outside of the
>>betting threads. Those threads have had a lot of discussion about the
>>bets, but there's also been a fair amount of discussion about the
>>game. Even when you posted discussions of what happened in the show no
>>one responded that wasn't already talking in the betting threads. I
>>have no problem if Alooo, Queenie or others want to talk about the
>>game. In fact I'm all for it. Unfortunately we haven't had much of
>>that.

>>>While Survivor may be the MAIN topic under discussion here, I don't
>>>think it needs to be the ONLY topic.

>>So long as the threads that aren't about Survivor are clearly marked
>>there shouldn't be an issue. Any decent newsreader has the ability to
>>filter out threads that are marked OT (off topic) or as a betting
>>thread.

> Well, I realize most of you guys were not around back when Usenet got
> started, but it was intended to be a place to share and discuss ideas
> of all types, without censorship or limitation.

> It is like a neighborhood of people, with everyone having one common
> interest, in our case Survivor.

> But that does not mean that Survivor is our ONLY interest or that we
> cannot discuss other things.

> Maybe Doob and I want to discuss the variability of hookers in our
> respective areas.  Those who have no desire to discuss it are freely
> able to avoid the entire conversation.

> Maybe Dale and I want to have music trivia contests.  Nothing at all
> to do with Survivor, but it is our free right to do it if we want.  If
> you do not want to participate, whether because you think it violates
> the "conditions" of being a Survivor newsgroup or for other reasons,
> no one is forcing you to participate.

> If YOU find it difficult to weed out the non-Survivor threads, it is
> YOU who needs to find a way to deal with it.  Leave if you want, there
> are certainly other Survivor forums.

> But coming into OUR neighborhood, where we WELCOME you, and then
> trying to determine how WE should live OUR lives is very rude.

> Usenet was, and is, about freedom...

> The individual newsgroup itself is chosen not because of the title so
> much as the people within it.  Just because Survivor is in the title
> does not mean that is the ONLY subject which can be discussed.

> I consider the regulars here to be my friends.  Even Mrs Clean.  We
> may fight, disagree, express opposite political views, or offend each
> other with sexual references, but I still consider them to be my
> friends.

> As for the newbies and one-hit wonders, if you do not like what you
> get here then leave...