This NG....

Does anyone else remember when this newsgroup used to have about 25 new
posts a day and some of them were more interestying than 'GPS in an import
Pajero' type of commemts?
Where have all the posts gone?
Surely there is some none LR offroaders out there who want to talk.....

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk

Mr.Nice. vaguely muttered something like ...
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:08:53 -0000, "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone else remember when this newsgroup used to have about 25 new
>> posts a day and some of them were more interestying than 'GPS in an
>> import Pajero' type of commemts?
>> Where have all the posts gone?
>> Surely there is some none LR offroaders out there who want to talk.....
>>
>> David
>> LLAMA 4x4
>> www.llama4x4.co.uk
>>
>>
>
> the non land rover folk are busy fixing there vehicles.....

Or wishing they had a 'real' 4x4 ...

> there that should bring them out of the woodwork.

That one will ..

Actually we very nearly got a Subaru Outback when we got our Discovery. I
think it was only the extra seats and such a good buy that swayed us for the
Disco .. though at the time we still has an S3 as well, though that's gone
now


--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:08:53 -0000, "David_LLAMA4x4"
<[email protected]> wrote:

-> Does anyone else remember when this newsgroup used to have about 25 new
->posts a day and some of them were more interestying than 'GPS in an import


The good old days, lots of posts, informed debate and friendly banter, we had
regular events where we all got together to go offroading and the Anorak offroad
club was born, we used to regularly get 20 or so members of this group appear at
events, at Thamesmead once we had over 30 readers if uk.rec.cars.4x4 turn up.

Sadly all the trolls and spammers killed all that and the regulars moved on and
this group died a slow painful death, the Anoraks are still going, we've even
had a fair bit of publicity over the last year or so, but I think I'm the only
one who looks at this group from time to time.

Sad as I for one have made a lot of friends via this group.


--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

Geoff vaguely muttered something like ...
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:08:53 -0000, "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> -> Does anyone else remember when this newsgroup used to have about 25 new
> ->posts a day and some of them were more interestying than 'GPS in an
> import
>
>
> The good old days, lots of posts, informed debate and friendly banter, we
> had regular events where we all got together to go offroading and the
> Anorak offroad club was born, we used to regularly get 20 or so members
> of this group appear at events, at Thamesmead once we had over 30 readers
> if uk.rec.cars.4x4 turn up.
>
> Sadly all the trolls and spammers killed all that and the regulars moved
> on and this group died a slow painful death, the Anoraks are still going,
> we've even had a fair bit of publicity over the last year or so, but I
> think I'm the only one who looks at this group from time to time.
>
> Sad as I for one have made a lot of friends via this group.

I've only ever met someone from newsgroups I frequent on a couple of
occasions. The first time the chap was a complete obsessive buffoon, the
second time it was a party and pretty damn good ..

It wasn't this, or any other 4x4 newsgroup, I hasten to add.

I'd be happy to attend a 4x4 event, dependant upon dates and venue,
obviously.


--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:01:43 -0000, "Paul - xxx" <[email protected]>
wrote:
->
->I've only ever met someone from newsgroups I frequent on a couple of
->occasions. The first time the chap was a complete obsessive buffoon, the
->second time it was a party and pretty damn good ..

Thats why the club was called the Anoraks, tongue in cheek, there where one or
two anoraks but most were quite normal ;-)




--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

Geoff vaguely muttered something like ...
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:01:43 -0000, "Paul - xxx"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> ->
> ->I've only ever met someone from newsgroups I frequent on a couple of
> ->occasions. The first time the chap was a complete obsessive buffoon,
> the
> ->second time it was a party and pretty damn good ..
>
> Thats why the club was called the Anoraks, tongue in cheek, there where
> one or two anoraks but most were quite normal ;-)

Had a look on your site, and you appear to have a regular 4x4 event at
Slindon pit every month, and one in a few weeks on 19th december. Where is
it? I couldn't find a map on the site and on Autoroute there are two
Slindons .. I know it's a 4x4 site, but would non road-registered
vehicles and Trials motorbikes be allowed on site?

If it's the Slindon near Stoke it's within reach of us (Doncaster) as we
sometimes go to Stoke for other reasons.


--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:04:49 -0000, "Paul - xxx" <[email protected]>
wrote:

->If it's the Slindon near Stoke it's within reach of us (Doncaster) as we
->sometimes go to Stoke for other reasons.

It's the Slindon near Chichester (South Coast) I'm afraid, a good site but not
woth a 300 mile drive ;-)

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

Sure ... I remember the Anoraks ;-)
I was so impressed that I with my mates formed a branch on the east coast of
Lincolnshire....... )

Hi Geoff -- congrats to you and the missus on the addition .. and well done
on the Scrap heap challenge too!

Yep the ECA are still here in spirit at least .. hopeing to get active again
next spring / summer

regards Graham ( aka Nivaone )

"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:08:53 -0000, "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> -> Does anyone else remember when this newsgroup used to have about 25 new
> ->posts a day and some of them were more interestying than 'GPS in an
import
>
>
> The good old days, lots of posts, informed debate and friendly banter, we
had
> regular events where we all got together to go offroading and the Anorak
offroad
> club was born, we used to regularly get 20 or so members of this group
appear at
> events, at Thamesmead once we had over 30 readers if uk.rec.cars.4x4 turn
up.
>
> Sadly all the trolls and spammers killed all that and the regulars moved
on and
> this group died a slow painful death, the Anoraks are still going, we've
even
> had a fair bit of publicity over the last year or so, but I think I'm the
only
> one who looks at this group from time to time.
>
> Sad as I for one have made a lot of friends via this group.
>
>
> --
> Geoff
> www.anoraks.uk.net

Geoff vaguely muttered something like ...
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:04:49 -0000, "Paul - xxx"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ->If it's the Slindon near Stoke it's within reach of us (Doncaster) as we
> ->sometimes go to Stoke for other reasons.
>
> It's the Slindon near Chichester (South Coast) I'm afraid, a good site
> but not woth a 300 mile drive ;-)

Bugger ... ah well ..

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

Hi Geoff,

I still monitor this NG but very rarely post to it - come to think of it
that is about the same frequency that I actually make it off-road these
days!

Patrick

"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:08:53 -0000, "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> -> Does anyone else remember when this newsgroup used to have about 25 new
> ->posts a day and some of them were more interestying than 'GPS in an
import
>
>
> The good old days, lots of posts, informed debate and friendly banter, we
had
> regular events where we all got together to go offroading and the Anorak
offroad
> club was born, we used to regularly get 20 or so members of this group
appear at
> events, at Thamesmead once we had over 30 readers if uk.rec.cars.4x4 turn
up.
>
> Sadly all the trolls and spammers killed all that and the regulars moved
on and
> this group died a slow painful death, the Anoraks are still going, we've
even
> had a fair bit of publicity over the last year or so, but I think I'm the
only
> one who looks at this group from time to time.
>
> Sad as I for one have made a lot of friends via this group.
>
>
> --
> Geoff
> www.anoraks.uk.net

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:49:10 -0000, "Graham Pemberton"
<[email protected]> wrote:

->Sure ... I remember the Anoraks ;-)
->I was so impressed that I with my mates formed a branch on the east coast of
->Lincolnshire....... )

Hi Graham, glad to hear the ECA are still going

->Hi Geoff -- congrats to you and the missus on the addition .. and well done
->on the Scrap heap challenge too!

Thanks for that, been a busy year !

->Yep the ECA are still here in spirit at least .. hopeing to get active again
->next spring / summer

Pity about Tixover, we need a weekend jolly in the midlands !

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

David_LLAMA4x4 <[email protected]> wrote:

> Where have all the posts gone?

That's what happens when people start to spam newsgroups. The real
posters drift away.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:42:05 +0000, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

->David_LLAMA4x4 <[email protected]> wrote:
->
->> Where have all the posts gone?
->
->That's what happens when people start to spam newsgroups. The real
->posters drift away.

Says the troll to the spammer.

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1gnsz08.h76d8b1uc0mqjN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
> David_LLAMA4x4 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Where have all the posts gone?
>
> That's what happens when people start to spam newsgroups. The real
> posters drift away.
>
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>
> -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Having already had this argument on this NG and having found no support
from the other posters whatsoever for your comments I am surprised that you
still bother.
Perhaps Geoff ( a true NG contributor ) is right and you are a troll. And
as such of no value to the group and part of what has driven the worthwhile
contributors away. At least my comments are ( normally ) on topic and
constructive, often helping willingly of my time and knowledge of 4x4.
As I have siad to you before I find your comments of little value or
interest!

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk

David_LLAMA4x4 <[email protected]> wrote:

> Having already had this argument on this NG and having found no support
> from the other posters whatsoever for your comments I am surprised that you
> still bother.

The fact that you can find a couple of dimwits who want spam doesn't
make it on-topic.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1gnt65u.1jy1ewi1pt6p01N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
> David_LLAMA4x4 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Having already had this argument on this NG and having found no support
> > from the other posters whatsoever for your comments I am surprised that
you
> > still bother.
>
> The fact that you can find a couple of dimwits who want spam doesn't
> make it on-topic.
>
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>
> -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Though I am loathed to prolong any converstaion with you I must take
exception to your comments:
I did not 'find' anyone - they all posted of their own free will.
Every post I have made edvertising any products ( spam in your eyes only )
are all directly on topic as they are for products that have a direct
application to 4x4 vehicles, which is after all why I sell them!!
I am not convinced that you should refer to people as dimwits - just
because you don't agree with them!

As usual your comments are of little value to the group now slouch back off
into your troll-cave and leave the group to have some positive expression.

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk

In article <[email protected]>, David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
>
> I did not 'find' anyone - they all posted of their own free will.


Indeed and I'm still here too. I'd just like to say again that I don't
mind the odd advert that could be considered on-topic to this group, i.e.
the sort of stuff David sells.

Before I get accused of being a stooge may I just say that I've never bought
anything from David nor have I ever met him.

>
> As usual your comments are of little value to the group now slouch back off
> into your troll-cave and leave the group to have some positive expression.
>

Hear, hear.

--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:16:47 -0000, "David_LLAMA4x4"

-> As usual your comments are of little value to the group now slouch back off
->into your troll-cave and leave the group to have some positive expression.

And there we have it, a nice fun place to be uk.rec.cars.4x4 full of spammers
and trolls and people bickering, all we need now if for that sir.tony idiot to
reappear (he was the highest poster to this group for a while) and we have the
complete set.

It's hardly surprising this group is dead, would the last one out turn off the
light...........................

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

David_LLAMA4x4 <[email protected]> wrote:

> As usual your comments are of little value to the group now slouch back off
> into your troll-cave and leave the group to have some positive expression.

Since you appear to be hard of thinking, I quote the charter for this
newsgroup:

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Charter of Uk.Rec.Cars.4x4

(Not Moderated)

uk.rec.cars.4x4 is for the discussion of 4 wheel drive and off-road
vehicles. Topics of discussion include:

The relative merits of particular vehicles.
Help were possible with 4x4 related problems.
Areas of interest to visit.
Recomendations of suppliers.

There are many groups catering for sales and wants so advertising must
be kept to forthcoming events.

Binaries are not permitted on this newsgroup, but pointers to WEB sites
are welcomed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Is there any part of that that you don't understand? It makes it clear
that the commercial advertising that you indulge in is not wanted, so
would you kindly desist?

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Simon Barr <[email protected]> wrote:

> Indeed and I'm still here too. I'd just like to say again that I don't
> mind the odd advert that could be considered on-topic to this group, i.e.
> the sort of stuff David sells.

I don't give a flying **** what *you* want. The advertising is off-topic
here. If you want to receive advertising from the spammer, subscribe to
his mailing list.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759