On Tue 24 Feb 2009 02:12:18p, Tony told us...

> On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:01:18 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Tony > wrote:
>>
>>> Over in uk.food+drink.misc they refer to RFC posters as "scum" and
>>> "detritus" and hate you all.
>>
>> What are the names of "they"? Do you personally know them? Is it
>> everybody, or are "scum" the same trolls who are causing the problems?
>> What are the names of "you" above? Is it all of the estimated 50,000
>> who read this group, or just the ones that post here, or just the people
>> who are trying to cause trouble for *everybody*?
>>
>>> What did you ****ers do to them?
>>
>> Same question about the above "you" and "them".
>>
>> I suspect that it's the same story that I've seen on many newsgroups.
>> Many crossposters are scum. Some crossposters are legitimate, but
>> others are just trying to cause trouble for the groups they crosspost
>> to. So some scum crosspost to groups, using their shiny new throwaway
>> ids. The first group looks at the crap, sees that it's a crossposting
>> stranger, and assumes that they must be from the other group. The
>> second group looks at the crap, sees that it's a crossposting stranger,
>> and assumes that they must be from the other group.
>>
>> Last fall, I noticed crap being crossposted to both rfc and UK.fd.m. I
>> killed any post appearing on rfc that was also posted to uk.fd.m. I'm
>> sure I've missed some legitimate posts, but I suspect most are trolls.
>
> If you're having doubts check what is said there every time RFC is
> mentioned.
>

I have never cross-posted to uk.food+drink.misc, although I often lurk
there and read threads of interest. I have posted there asking questions
about certain British foods and cooking, and I've also responded to the
occasional question about American foods and cooking. I am known to some
of your regulars and welcomed by them. I have spent blocks of time in the
UK and have some familiarity with British customs and foods, but not nearly
enough to assume I know more than you or anyone else on the group. I don't
feel that I'm an intruder or a detriment. If you or others find that to
the contrary, then so be it, but I have no intentioin of altering my habits
to please those few who object.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.