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Usenet is dying
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Christina Websell
2013-12-23 19:07:00 UTC
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and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
Malcolm
2013-12-23 19:28:09 UTC
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Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
What would you like to discuss? Goats? :-))
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Christina Websell
2013-12-23 20:41:44 UTC
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Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
What would you like to discuss? Goats? :-))
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Malcolm
No, bad lad. Anything appropriate to this group.
I'll start by saying I wish I haven't saved so much hedge parsley to make
seed for the birds
It's up again here already.
Tina
Christina Websell
2013-12-23 21:25:08 UTC
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Post by Malcolm
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
What would you like to discuss? Goats? :-))
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Malcolm
No. I'd like to get uk.natural.history going again, Malcolm.
So: It was probably a bad idea to let the hedge parsley go to seed for
the birds to eat over winter as it's coming up all over my garden now.
Discuss the benefits for the birds and me.
Bob Seago
2013-12-25 08:22:16 UTC
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Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they have a
troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost nothing at all.

I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.

Happy Christmas
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Saxman
2013-12-25 09:52:12 UTC
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Post by Bob Seago
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they have a
troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost nothing at all.
I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.
Happy Christmas
Agreed about USENET.

Twitter is useful for certain feeds. Usually up to date than other
sources as well.

Can you supply any decent Twitter feeds?

I sometimes visit this site.

http://www.colchesternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/index.htm
Bob Seago
2013-12-25 20:53:03 UTC
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Post by Saxman
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they have
a troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost nothing
at all.
I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.
Happy Christmas
Agreed about USENET.
Twitter is useful for certain feeds. Usually up to date than other
sources as well.
Can you supply any decent Twitter feeds?
I sometimes visit this site.
http://www.colchesternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/index.htm
Funnily enough, this is one of my local sources, living just 15 miles from
Colchester as I do. The site is maintained by my highly esteemed
colleague, Darren Tansley.

I also like to follow Mark Avery, retired from the RSPB and very much a
measured and independent vice, and also Miles King. Butterfly
Conservation also punch above their weight in terms of their PR and are
interesing though not as sharp edged.

Bob
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Saxman
2013-12-25 22:16:03 UTC
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Post by Bob Seago
Post by Saxman
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they have
a troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost nothing
at all.
I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.
Happy Christmas
Agreed about USENET.
Twitter is useful for certain feeds. Usually up to date than other
sources as well.
Can you supply any decent Twitter feeds?
I sometimes visit this site.
http://www.colchesternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/index.htm
Funnily enough, this is one of my local sources, living just 15 miles from
Colchester as I do. The site is maintained by my highly esteemed
colleague, Darren Tansley.
I also like to follow Mark Avery, retired from the RSPB and very much a
measured and independent vice, and also Miles King. Butterfly
Conservation also punch above their weight in terms of their PR and are
interesing though not as sharp edged.
Bob
Joe Firmin is sadly missed.

What Twitter feeds are worth following?
Malcolm
2013-12-26 07:25:20 UTC
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In article <***@gmail.com>, Bob Seago <***@gmail.com>
writes
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Saxman
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they have
a troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost nothing
at all.
I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.
Happy Christmas
Agreed about USENET.
Twitter is useful for certain feeds. Usually up to date than other
sources as well.
Can you supply any decent Twitter feeds?
I sometimes visit this site.
http://www.colchesternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/index.htm
Funnily enough, this is one of my local sources, living just 15 miles from
Colchester as I do. The site is maintained by my highly esteemed
colleague, Darren Tansley.
I also like to follow Mark Avery, retired from the RSPB and very much a
measured and independent vice, and also Miles King. Butterfly
Conservation also punch above their weight in terms of their PR and are
interesing though not as sharp edged.
That's not a very flattering description of Mark!
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Malcolm
Bob Seago
2013-12-26 21:03:28 UTC
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Post by Malcolm
writes
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Saxman
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they
have a troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost
nothing at all.
I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.
Happy Christmas
Agreed about USENET.
Twitter is useful for certain feeds. Usually up to date than other
sources as well.
Can you supply any decent Twitter feeds?
I sometimes visit this site.
http://www.colchesternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/index.htm
Funnily enough, this is one of my local sources, living just 15 miles
from Colchester as I do. The site is maintained by my highly esteemed
colleague, Darren Tansley.
I also like to follow Mark Avery, retired from the RSPB and very much a
measured and independent vice, and also Miles King. Butterfly
Conservation also punch above their weight in terms of their PR and are
interesing though not as sharp edged.
That's not a very flattering description of Mark!
Serious typo!! voice

Crawl back into hibernation.
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Malcolm
2013-12-27 20:15:08 UTC
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In article <***@gmail.com>, Bob Seago <***@gmail.com>
writes
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Malcolm
writes
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Saxman
Post by Bob Seago
Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
I think all of the newsgroups are going the same way. Either they
have a troll starting threads which are not very useful or almost
nothing at all.
I now get most natural history news by following a few people on Twitter.
Happy Christmas
Agreed about USENET.
Twitter is useful for certain feeds. Usually up to date than other
sources as well.
Can you supply any decent Twitter feeds?
I sometimes visit this site.
http://www.colchesternaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/index.htm
Funnily enough, this is one of my local sources, living just 15 miles
from Colchester as I do. The site is maintained by my highly esteemed
colleague, Darren Tansley.
I also like to follow Mark Avery, retired from the RSPB and very much a
measured and independent vice, and also Miles King. Butterfly
Conservation also punch above their weight in terms of their PR and are
interesing though not as sharp edged.
That's not a very flattering description of Mark!
Serious typo!! voice
Crawl back into hibernation.
LOL!
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Malcolm
Michael Bell
2014-01-05 19:47:46 UTC
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Post by Christina Websell
and so will this group if no-one replies or posts something.
uk.rec.gardening is doing fine. Probably natural history traffic is
being captured by club sites.

Michael Bell


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