whats happened here?

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:58:46 +0800, "tracey" <[email hidden]>

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i used to read rec.running all the time. i just come back and i read all
this garbage about bill rodgers? dont tell me rec.running has gone to the
dogs too

happens. but if there were more real posts the dumb stuff wouldn't
seem so overwhelming. i'm running tomorrow morning. 13K scheduled.
maybe i'll go 16K if i can. i'm on vacation and i find without
the structure of a work day my training falls apart.
how about you?
....thehick

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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:58:46 +0800, "tracey" <[email hidden]>

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i used to read rec.running all the time. i just come back and i read all
this garbage about bill rodgers? dont tell me rec.running has gone to the
dogs too

happens. but if there were more real posts the dumb stuff wouldn't
seem so overwhelming. i'm running tomorrow morning. 13K scheduled.
maybe i'll go 16K if i can. i'm on vacation and i find without
the structure of a work day my training falls apart.
how about you?
...thehick

hello there.
I actually used to run a lot.. but with kids.. husband... dogs.. work and
mortgages.. i kinda got outa the habit. Just came back here looking for
inspiration to start up again. I'll keep reading tho and hope it gets back
as good as it was years ago. cheers!

tracey

frank-in-toronto said:

tracey said:

i used to read rec.running all the time. i just come back and i
read all this garbage about bill rodgers? dont tell me rec.running
has gone to the dogs too

Yup, when us hounds ain't playing poker, we're posting to
wreck.jogging.

What years did you read the group, that it wasn't plagued by idiocy?

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i'm on vacation and i find without the structure of a work day my
training falls apart. how about you?

Huh. I'm the opposite: without all the time and stress of a work day
(and with the excitement of new locales, and often much better running
environments than here in NYC) my training really flourishes - although
I found out last year that if I need to take down a tent, cover x00
miles, find a campground, and get the tent back up before dark, it
takes some work to squeeze in the running I want to do.

Frank, when you're at home working, when do you run?
Before/after/during work?

You saw a bunch of ill mannered, idiotic posts in
here.................so you thought one more wouldn't hurt?

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:01:41 +0800, "tracey" <[email hidden]>

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Just came back here looking for
inspiration to start up again.

Just look at the extra 50lbs of blubber hanging off your [censored], and
that should be enough inspiration.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

On 23 Aug 2005 20:12:47 -0700, "Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]>

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Before/after/during work?

That's funny man! Like YOU could hold a job? LMAO!

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

"Miss Anne Thrope" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You saw a bunch of ill mannered, idiotic posts in
here.................so you thought one more wouldn't hurt?

ya know. its so easy to be rude. but whats the point? do you feel any better
for it?

tracey said:

hello there.
I actually used to run a lot.. but with kids.. husband... dogs.. work and
mortgages.. i kinda got outa the habit. Just came back here looking for
inspiration to start up again. I'll keep reading tho and hope it gets back
as good as it was years ago. cheers!

Filters in your newsgroup reader work wonders for the noise although the
volume is less than it was, say 3-4 yr ago. Welcome back (although you
may be from before when I started).

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people"
-Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:43:01 +0800, "tracey" <[email hidden]>

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ya know. its so easy to be rude. but whats the point? do you feel any better
for it?

I can pretty much GUARANTEE you she does.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

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i used to read rec.running all the time. i just come back and i read all
this garbage about bill rodgers? dont tell me rec.running has gone to the
dogs too

I just joined a few months ago, but I regularly add names to my
killfile. Not sure how messy it would be if I didn't.

Dave

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You saw a bunch of ill mannered, idiotic posts in
here.................so you thought one more wouldn't hurt?

ya know. its so easy to be rude. but whats the point? do you feel any
better for it?

Hi Tracey,

I'm new here (and running again) and I've gotten such posts too...Being mean
takes *no* talent what so ever eh? So, that explains it I think. ;-) I've
also noticed the level of ummm, off topic posts shall we say? <grin> I
just try to wade through them. I'm hoping things pick up a bit - on topic
stuff that is.

Take care, JJ

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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:43:01 +0800, "tracey" <[email hidden]>

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ya know. its so easy to be rude. but whats the point? do you feel any
better
for it?

I can pretty much GUARANTEE you she does.

It's a shame and quite sad actually isn't it? JJ

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"tracey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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i used to read rec.running all the time. i just come back and i read all
this garbage about bill rodgers? dont tell me rec.running has gone to the
dogs too

I just joined a few months ago, but I regularly add names to my
killfile. Not sure how messy it would be if I didn't.

Dave

I haven't done this yet but I'm considering it. I follow a few ng's and
this one is by far the most, ummm, interesting. I don't have a killfile for
those others, but may for this one. It's pretty messy sometimes. It's a
thought. JJ

I monitor and post to a half dozen news groups that are specific
interests of mine. On some, have been doing so for six or seven
years. I notice that to some degree, all of them have become junked
up over time. On one group almost all the original posters have left
and I'm about to do the same.

A shame.

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:58:46 +0800, "tracey" <[email hidden]>

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i used to read rec.running all the time. i just come back and i read all
this garbage about bill rodgers? dont tell me rec.running has gone to the
dogs too

On 23 Aug 2005 20:12:47 -0700, "Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
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Frank, when you're at home working, when do you run?
Before/after/during work?

when i'm working, i run before work. earliest so far was a 4:30
on-the-road start. that allows me to get in 25K, shower
and be at my desk by 8:00. i'm not much of a runner
so this year's marathon training will only have 2 more
long runs (less than 30K). i can do that in the
morning.
....thehick

JJ said:

Being mean
takes *no* talent what so ever eh?

She, on MOST days, is extremely funny, others she's just average.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

JJ said:

It's a shame and quite sad actually isn't it?

Oh c'mon now JJ, this is usenet, where would a NG be without trolls?
It comes with the turf, and personally I think it's fun, and breaks up
the monotony of "I got a sore leg, what do I do?" posts that dominate
this place.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

Frank Boettcher said:

On one group almost all the original posters have left
and I'm about to do the same.

Which one? I'll drive the final nail in for you.

TBR

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
"Anyone with degrees from Yale and Harvard is presumed to be intelligent,
but George W. Bush has managed to overcome that presumption."

"tracey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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"Miss Anne Thrope" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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You saw a bunch of ill mannered, idiotic posts in
here.................so you thought one more wouldn't hurt?

ya know. its so easy to be rude. but whats the point?

There are several, but one of them is simply to get someone
to reply to them. In this case, the troll 'won'.

I've been here for 5 years and use my killfile when needed,
and have very few interruptions or problems.

A few of the trolls like changing their email address fairly
regularly to circumvent this, but it takes more time and effort
to change an email address than it does to block one, so
although I (and I am sure many others) may have to block a
sender or two a couple times a week, it's nice to keep in
mind that the majority of the messing around in this process
is on the part of the troll.

cheers,
--
David Hirsh, director
www.absolutelyaccurate.com
Southern Ontario's Summer Race Series!