1.1) What's with all of the off-topic posts? (rec.martial-arts)
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This article is from the Martial Arts FAQ, by Matthew Weigel faq@idempot.net with numerous contributions by others.
1.1) What's with all of the off-topic posts? (rec.martial-arts)
The Usenet is famous for topic drift, when people make small asides in
their responses, and other people make full-blown responses just to the
aside.
Further, it's as much a newsgroup "where martial artists meet to talk"
as "where people meet to talk about martial arts." If someone is
looking for a (verbal) fight, they feel confident that someone on
rec.martial-arts will oblige them.
In other words, it's a fact of life everywhere. It even happens on
newsgroups devoted to topics ostensibly more deeply involved in seeking
'spiritualy perfection' than martial arts.
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