Another (off topic [?]) comment.

By the way, just out of curiosity, have any of you ever considered just killfiling the entire @webtv.net domain? It's damn tempting. I heard an analogy in another group that I thought was hilarious. WEB TV is the trailer park of the Internet. Sure, there are a few good people. But, all in all, the stereotypes are accurate.

In article , "Jeff Plas" wrote:

I've been doing that for nine months. WebTV is for people who keep their VCRs from flashing 12:00 constantly by unplugging them... I've probably seen one intelligent WebTV user ever.

WEB TV is fine for people who do not want to or can not invest in a computer and rather than knock those who do have them, we should be grateful that we are (or for some of you, that our parents are) fortunate enough to be able to afford the real thing. Also, there are more than just a few good people.

jujube wrote:

Unfortunately, as far as the WebTV people whom I've seen post on this newsgroup every now and then, 9 times out of 10 do they prove the stereotype true. It does get very tempting to killfile them all, I hate to say.

-Toni

In article , "jujube" wrote:

I hate to say this, as it sounds a bit cold, but if the folks who are on WebTV really interested in checking out the internet, they should shell out the bucks for a used system. Save up for a few months (and if they can afford to pay the monthly charge for WebTV, they can save up the cash for a used system) and buy something they can get started with. Lord knows, I'm not rich, but I do try to save my money for those things I want (case in point, the Key West trip). I've also just shelled out a few hundred for a used Power Mac 8100 (and I should be able to afford to upgrade it to a G3 in another few months), paid for it via my CC, but do have enough saved to pay off most of that cost immediately. Besides, WebTV is good for nothing *but* surfing the net, whereas a computer system, even if it's a little outdated, is a HELL of a lot more versatile. As far as the stereotype of WebTVers being "not altogether there" (or, paraphrased, rude SOBs), I have found it to be accurate overwhelming more often than inaccurate. Just my two cents.

Martin Hazelbower wrote in message ...

The best analogy I heard was that WebTV was for people too stupid for AOL! ---- Cronos ---- A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. My desk is a work station.

Cronos wrote:

Where does that leave people from willall.com.au?
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They're certainly no worse than AOLers.

Jeff Plas wrote:

I've heard the same about AOL.

I, myself, have been tempted to killfile all of @my-dejanews.com. I have yet to find in this newsgroup a worthwhile post from this domain.*

*To all people @my-dejanews.com: YOU are the exception.

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