"george" wrote in message
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They'll come back when the spammers move on

I wish that were true. Spam aside, rec.aviation.piloting is part of the Usenet.
(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet) The Usenet actually predates the web
browser by several years and can be thought of as the "original" Internet.
For many reasons, the Usenet has been in decline for several years now. I can
see this decline in almost every group I follow. Unfortunately, the Usenet is
on its way out. Spammers and trolls are undeniably a problem, but they are not
the main reason for the decline of this forum.

Vaughn.