What's with Usenet?

Dec 20, 2010, 6:38 PM ET9 posts by 8 postersalt.tv.simpsons
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Nixuxalt.tv.simpsons

No new posts in four days? Something must be wrong with my news server.

Olde Tech↩ Nixuxalt.tv.simpsons

"Nixux" wrote in message news:aORPo.72$[email]...

Lack of new episodes = lack of interest.

Just because I was born and raised in Chicago, it doesn't mean I support the criminal activities of our police, judges and mayor.
Nitesbane↩ Nixuxalt.tv.simpsons

"Nixux" wrote in message news:aORPo.72$[email]...

Welcome to ATS. As you are not registered, I am unable to see your post.

Don Del Grande↩ Nixuxalt.tv.simpsons

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:38:39 -0800, Nixux wrote:

I posted my usual Upcoming Episodes post not too long ago. However, there usually aren't that many posts when there aren't new episodes.

-- Don
Paul Hyett↩ Nixuxalt.tv.simpsons

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 at 15:38:39, Nixux wrote in alt.tv.simpsons :

Probably correct - I had no new posts come though for several days, even though posts did appear on Google Groups.

Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett
Michael Black↩ Paul Hyettalt.tv.simpsons

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010, Paul Hyett wrote:

Besides no new episode, surely some people are off getting ready for Christmas. Traditionally there has been a slow down of posts around holidays, though perhaps that no longer applies when only the hardcore remain in the first place.

All I see is what I've posted below, older messages having been deleted, and clearly there was a lull:

       1 Dec 15 tvlist              (5913) List of The Simpsons episodes
       2 Dec 16 stewartvonitzstein  (7831) Stewart von Itzstein an
       3 Dec 18 Don Del Grande      (3999) Upcoming Episodes
       4 Dec 19 Armillaria caligat  (1072) Duff Gardens?
       5 Dec 20 aaronhirshberg@yah  (1244) Re: Duff Gardens?
       6 Dec 20 aaronhirshberg@yah  (1266) Re: "The Simpsons" takes another
       7 Dec 20 Nixux                (831) What's with Usenet?
       8 Dec 20 Olde Tech           (1771) Re: What's with Usenet?
       9 Dec 20 Nitesbane           (1238) Re: What's with Usenet?
      10 Dec 20 Don Del Grande      (1527) Re: What's with Usenet?
      11 Dec 21 Paul Hyett          (1217) Re: What's with Usenet?
      12 Dec 21 aaronhirshberg@yah  (1630) Re: What's with Usenet?
      13 Dec 21 aaronhirshberg@yah  (1391) Re: What's with Usenet?