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Posted by anthonyberet on 10/10/05 22:23
Loco Jones wrote:
> "anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3qtpujFgsndcU1@individual.net... < s n i p >
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>>Nice, things seem back to normal in this NG ;-)
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> Define "normal". ;^{)
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>>- FWIW, I rarely bother ripping anything to start with after
>>a reformat, but I find I can get plenty of files from winmx
>>very quickly, and I share those.
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> Am I the only one who archives back-up copies to recordable media? Easy
> enough to copy a disc or two of high quality rips to the HD (reformatted or
> virgin), and share away. Even if one is brand new to the whole P2P scene,
> doubtless all they have to do is ask their friends how it works - and
> borrow one of their cd-r "collections" if necessary.
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Indeed - but as I say, even a total noob with nothing to share need only
be that way for 10 minutes or so.
Incidentally, i have stacks of CDRs, but I tend to replace the whole HD
when it fills-up these days - it's cheaper!
>>I am confident that 99%+ of those turning up in my queue
>>with no files aren't beginners, but deliberate leeches.
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> I would say the whole idea of "beginners" is past its sell-by date.
> We've come a long way since napster.
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We still do have *some* noobs, judging by this group, but the percentage
that one is likely to meet on the network is going to be tiny.
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