heyjoe wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:57:32 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags wrote:
>
>> On Jan 19, 3:47 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:41:12 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
>>>
>>> > wrote:
>>>> On Jan 19, 2:10 pm, Nancy2 > wrote:
>>>>>> So, Hi. I'm hoping this board will become a favorite and a place
>>>>>> where I can have conversations with
>>>>>> like minded foodies.
>>>
>>>>>> -Mags
>>>
>>>>> It isn't a board, it's a Usenet newsgroup. Other than that, it's
>>>>> what you see.
>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>
>>>> I access this 'group' through Google message boards.....it looks
>>>> like every other Google board to me ;-)
>>>
>>> RFC isn't a google group and was around long before google was even
>>> dreamed up. Google only logs it and allows you to post to it. Get a
>>> real reader and server and you'll see the difference. If I had to
>>> use google I'd be gone in a flash.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> To each his own, Lou. I don't mind the format.
>
> Many people automatically kill/delete all posts from Google Groups
> because they are an unending source of spam. Please read and
> understand the following web page, <http://improve-usenet.org/>, for
> some insight into why you're not reaching as many folks in
> rec.food.cooking as you could, if you were a responsible netizen and
> stopped using Google Groups.


It's hilarious that the Google Groups interface now has a "Report this post
as spam" utility - in spite of the fact that a huge amount of spam emanates
from GG daily...


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Best
Greg