Re: Awwwww, dammit...

Lena B Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

> 
> 
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Blade wrote:
> 
>> Don't go there, or you WILL be a troll.  I've been on these groups
>> since 1996 or so (when my "contingent" barely existed); there isn't
>> a class war going on, and in fact this is in most respects a very
>> civil newsgroup.  I don't mind ranting against the fanboys when
>> there's a specific reason, but trying to start something to push a
>> group of people out of this group is wrong, and I doubt you'll get
>> much support for it even from people who are generally like-minded
>> to you.  Certainly I wouldn't. 
> 
> Right. Of course, the pressure in this group (not from everyone,
> mind) to buy only legitimate anime (as opposed to fansubs/digisubs),
> can be well... a bit much.  Not only does it (legitimately) drive
> away the people who think those who buy legal stuff are fools, it
> also drives away people who come here for other aspects of the
> group's conversation.  Granted, virutally the only way you can stop
> people from downloading and not buying is through peer pressure...
> it does seem that the posters' attitudes around here do more to
> drive off potential members of this group, rather than encouraging
> them to stay. 

That is, of course, a matter of opinion.  But I agree totally the only 
way to stop people from downloading and not buying is peer pressure.

However, I've never tried to push someone, or even a group of someones, 
off this group.  I even ignore most threads of the referenced nature.

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