> If I don't see a new post on this group I will finally give up on it and unsubscribe.
> As this was my first newsgroup and used to be so good back in the day this is the end of an era.
> There are now better ME support groups in Facebook and I'll use what little energy I have there.
>
> [ Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism: Ben Goldacre,
> quackbusters and corporate science, is available from the
> Slingshot Publications web site as a free download, from
> mid-day on Wednesday January 2nd.
>
> To be effective as a campaigning document, it is important
> that this book is distributed far and wide as quickly as
> possible. Please forward this publication information together
> with the Slingshot Publications web site address.
>
> This book is free and can be downloaded from the Slingshot
> Publications site:http://www.slingshotpublications.com. Please
> distribute it as widely as possible and if you think that
> the work is worth it, consider making a small donation.
> Also on the Slingshot site, is Martin Walker's last book, ...

>If I don't see a new post on this group I will finally give up on it and unsubscribe.
>As this was my first newsgroup and used to be so good back in the day this is the end of an era.
>There are now better ME support groups in Facebook and I'll use what little energy I have there.

> If I don't see a new post on this group I will finally give up on it and unsubscribe.
> As this was my first newsgroup and used to be so good back in the day this is the end of an era.
> There are now better ME support groups in Facebook and I'll use what little energy I have there.
>
> [ Cultural Dwarfs and Junk Journalism: Ben Goldacre,
> quackbusters and corporate science, is available from the
> Slingshot Publications web site as a free download, from
> mid-day on Wednesday January 2nd.
>
> To be effective as a campaigning document, it is important
> that this book is distributed far and wide as quickly as
> possible. Please forward this publication information together
> with the Slingshot Publications web site address.
>
> This book is free and can be downloaded from the Slingshot
> Publications site:http://www.slingshotpublications.com. Please
> distribute it as widely as possible and if you think that
> the work is worth it, consider making a small donation. ...

> On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:09:52 -0000, Spencer ©¿©¬ supahat.com>
> wrote:
>

>> If I don't see a new post on this group I will finally give up on it and unsubscribe.
>> As this was my first newsgroup and used to be so good back in the day this is the end of an era.
>> There are now better ME support groups in Facebook and I'll use what little energy I have there.

>
> You are not alone in here, I just haven't had much to say lately.
>

>
> "Cin" cox.net> wrote in message news:8dbca61c-40ee-4590-
> On 2 Jan, 12:09, Spencer ©¿©¬ supahat.com> wrote:

>> If I don't see a new post on this group I will finally give up on it and unsubscribe.
>> As this was my first newsgroup and used to be so good back in the day this is the end of an era.
>> There are now better ME support groups in Facebook and I'll use what little energy I have there.

> # Hi- I would like to find and join the ME facebook network; please tell
> # me how?
> # Thank you,
> # Cin
>
> Just sign up with Facebook and it will prompt you to join lots of things. Choose groups and search for ME and choose which ones you like.
> Or you could link up to me ( spencerprimate ?) I just tried to find myself and failed. I only found the page I made for a girl I used to know called Sonia Smile. I may have removed myself from her friends but I keep her page going as an experiment. I did find the ME Support group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6572206334
> and there is also a group for Invest in ME UK which we should support.
>
> PS if you need any more help ask again as I am sure that when I'm not in a hurry I will find my own page!
>

> I love Usenet but wonder if there is any point in keeping UPSCM alive as
> we all seem to be migrating to web based groups?

> On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:13:18 +0000, Spencer Spindrift wrote:

>> I love Usenet but wonder if there is any point in keeping UPSCM alive as
>> we all seem to be migrating to web based groups?

>
> It's a usenet-wide problem Spencer. The only groups that still seem
> strong on usenet are the computing/techie/Linux ones. I think the problem
> is that there's now a generation who seem to have no knowledge of usenet.
> Given how clunky forums and other web-based interfaces are for simple
> text based opinion & info this seems something of a regression. Usenet is
> plain & simple and all the better for it. Less is indeed more. But at
> this rate it will soon be extinct outside of IT and academia...

>> It's a usenet-wide problem Spencer. The only groups that still seem
>> strong on usenet are the computing/techie/Linux ones. I think the problem
>> is that there's now a generation who seem to have no knowledge of usenet.
>> Given how clunky forums and other web-based interfaces are for simple
>> text based opinion & info this seems something of a regression. Usenet is
>> plain & simple and all the better for it. Less is indeed more. But at
>> this rate it will soon be extinct outside of IT and academia...

>
>I think you are right but there are still other groups thriving.
>The alt.drugs...heirarchy in particular is going strong.
>I have found friends on alt.drugs.psychedelics and new medicines which
>help with ME symptoms on alt.drugs.smart.

>> I am currently subscribed to 38 newsgroups, the busiest of which are
>> alt.marketplace.books, alt.obituary and uk.people.consumers.ebay, none
>> of which is techie.

>
>Not techy but ultra-nerdy :o)
>
>I'm doing very well on the Kratom and energy supplements I have mentioned before. I went out to a gig last night and I was dancing! I haven't been able to do that for years -- big fun.
>
>How's yourself?