In article ,
Howard Neil writes:
Another cause, though, are the many new computer users that seem to
like the gloss of forums over the ease of use of usenet. As more people
migrate across to forums, so the useful discussions get less, leaving
the newsgroups as prey to the trolls.

True, though I think this group is actually doing far better than most.

I notice that even Darren Prescott has now stopped posting his daily
model interpretation in this group. Yet he still posts it in UK
Weatherworld. Is that perhaps an indication that he has decided that
this group has decayed too far?

He's still posting it here! If you haven't seen it recently, there's
something wrong with either the news server that you use or with your
killfile settings.
--
John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always
pays off now." Anon