In alt.tv.frasier on Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Dorcie wrote :
>This is completely off-topic, but I had to come here and thank every
>one of you that is still around after all these years.
Including me.
> I've always
>known that alt.tv.frasier was a special group. We used to always talk
>about how civilized it was (still is) here compared to everywhere else
>on the internet.
>
>But....tonight it was really brought home.
>
>Ya see, there's this fan site dedicated to several popular TV shows
>I've been lurking at for the past four years (I only lurk for one
>show). I never posted because it was so heavily populated with people
>whose sole contribution amounted to little more than OMG!!!!! Can u B-
>lev how totall awesome last's nites episode was *SQEEEEEEEE*!!!!
>
>I got into a discussion with a member concerning how I thought that
>something that has already happened this season was rather cruel of
>the writers to bring about. She kept giving reasons as to why what
>happened wasn't cruel in her opinion, and I responded to every single
>one. After going back and forth for not more than three or four posts,
>she flipped out a bit and pretty much told me to stop complaining
>because there was nothing I could do about it and far worse had been
>done on other shows. This offended me because it wasn't like I gave
>the same reason to every single one of her reasons. She just accused
>me of being purposefully negative to shut me down instead of
>responding to what I thought were valid statements.
>
>This all shocks me, though it shouldn't, because I thought I was being
>pretty tame. It was nothing compared to some of the epic arguments we
>used to have on this group. It wasn't even an argument. It had barely
>progressed beyond the level of a mild discussion, and I can't imagine
>anyone here reacting the way she did.
>
Sounds more like what I'd expect on uk.politics.misc
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Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett
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