I just have to get it off my chest.

This is just an open thought not directed at anyone in particular.


Regarding YENC:

The only interpretation provided to newbies, is to use a simple reader
like OE. Unless you know the history of yenc software, newbies can't
figure out why an answer like that is provided and the tempers erupt.

You can plonk people to death, but what's the point? If we were at an air
show and I mentioned that I use yenc, would you stop talking to me or I
you? Probably not, that would be rude, so why persist with that type
behavior on this newsgroup?

This group has an aversion to yenc for only one noticeable reason, the
rules here. Yenc has come a long way since its inception. If you take
time to learn it, you might change your mind about it.

It's assumed plonking posters who use yenc will be shamed into leaving or
at least stop any future yenc posts.

I was asked not to post here a long time ago because of the "rules".

That's ok, I won't post anything on this group and subsequently the group
has been denied what I have to share. I don't see the logic in it, but
that's the way this group runs itself. This group only denies themselves
because of an outdated rule.

Every group I use that allows binary posting doesn't seem to have a
problem with yenc. Actually they could care less and personally I have
not had any trouble viewing others yenc postings. What this group needs
is a rule to update its rules which brings me to this point:

I don't understand why an unmoderated group insists on enforcing rules
over a public platform like the Internet. Unless someone is breaking laws
like posting child porn, the ability to enforce a rule like this is non-
existent. It actually invites trouble.

When a new user comes along, where do they go for the list of rules? The
list of do's and do not's appear nowhere when I visit here.

I say it's time to vote again. I say an open vote on a public system like
yahoo should resolve this issue once and for all.

For some reason I have a problem looking at GIF and BMP files only in a
newsgroup. Should that reason alone be reason enough that I ask everyone
not to use those formats?

Eventually I'll find out what the problem is with my readers.

The point here is that what problem "I" have should not be yours which is
what oldtimers here don't understand. If all you see is gibberish, it
isn't decoding. If the software isn't decoding it either has a problem or
doesn't recognize the format.

There does come a point when to stay current, you MUST upgrade.