On Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 1:59:22 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:08:26 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> >cshenk wrote:
> >
> >> Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 2019-04-15 8:55 a.m., Gary wrote:
> >> > > Dave Smith wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > > > One has to wonder how desperate and lonely somone must be to
> >> > > > > bother to post as another multiple times.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > It's sick and the person needs help.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > It is hard for a normal person to imagine someone being so
> >> > > > desperate for attention.
> >> > >
> >> > > LOL I think both of you just need to lighten up a bit.
> >> > > People joke, people tease. Especially here. :-D
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Really? You thing it is just teasing when some asshole posts obscene
> >> > comments using someone else's username?
> >>
> >> I don't think it's funny to post as another person.
> >
> >BTW, been completely off the newsgroups last 9 days or so. Combination
> >of work and a busted BBS machine I was getting a replacement online for.
>
> BBS machine as in Bulletin Board System from the 80s and early 90s?

The situation is worse than I could have ever imagined!

dsi1 wrote:

> On Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 1:59:22 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:08:26 -0500, "cshenk" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > cshenk wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dave Smith wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > On 2019-04-15 8:55 a.m., Gary wrote:
> > >> > > Dave Smith wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > > > One has to wonder how desperate and lonely somone must
> > be to >> > > > > bother to post as another multiple times.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > It's sick and the person needs help.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > It is hard for a normal person to imagine someone being so
> > >> > > > desperate for attention.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > LOL I think both of you just need to lighten up a bit.
> > >> > > People joke, people tease. Especially here. :-D
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> > Really? You thing it is just teasing when some asshole posts
> > obscene >> > comments using someone else's username?
> > >>
> > >> I don't think it's funny to post as another person.
> > >
> > > BTW, been completely off the newsgroups last 9 days or so.
> > > Combination of work and a busted BBS machine I was getting a
> > > replacement online for.
> >
> > BBS machine as in Bulletin Board System from the 80s and early 90s?
>
> The situation is worse than I could have ever imagined!

Yes Bruce, as of then. Still some about. Kinda like Ham Radio and
Newsgroups, not as popular.