As a 'computing old-timer', I once was a frequent participant in on-line discussions. However, entanglements in flame-fests has caused me to become more of a lurker than participant. I don't regard my speech as being curtailed, however. Instead, I tend to think more carefully before posting. Typically, many people will make very similar responses to a post, and there's no real reason for me to provide a "me too" comment (albeit in different words). Now I post only when I have particularly strong feelings on a subject, when I feel I have something to contribute, or in the rare case when a technical question to which I have the answer goes unanswered. -- Dumb sig follows -- "Whoa, ho, ho, ho, Powdered Milk Man! Whoa, ho, ho, ho, you must die!" The Aquabats
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As a 'computing old-timer', I once was a frequent participant in on-line discussions. However, entanglements in flame-fests has caused me to become more of a lurker than participant. I don't regard my speech as being curtailed, however. Instead, I tend to think more carefully before posting. Typically, many people will make very similar responses to a post, and there's no real reason for me to provide a "me too" comment (albeit in different words). Now I post only when I have particularly strong feelings on a subject, when I feel I have something to contribute, or in the rare case when a technical question to which I have the answer goes unanswered. -- Dumb sig follows -- "Whoa, ho, ho, ho, Powdered Milk Man! Whoa, ho, ho, ho, you must die!" The Aquabats