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On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 10:10:24 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Back at Usenet's height, I checked it numerous times per day, probably
>along the number of times people check Facebook today. It was really
>the only way to keep up with discussions.
>
>As Usenet usage dwindled, I restricted myself to checking twice a day
>- before and after work - so I would actually find something
>worthwhile to read.
>
>These days I'm down to once a day - it's part of my morning ritual:
>wake up, brush teeth, drink coffee, check usenet, go to work. But I
>still make it a point to check at least once every day.
>
>But given the declining number of comments in this newsgroup, I figure
>that most aren't that regular. 
>
>So how often do you check Usenet these days?
>
>Just curious.

I actually typically check this NG at least once every 2-3 days,
posting has gotten far less regular, but then again that is a also a
reflection of my gaming habits.

However, when I say check I mean I just check for new messages, and
depending on what I see (I don't see them all due to kill filters), it
is not uncommon for me to quickly scan the message for something of
interest, often at a rate of only milliseconds per message, and if
something doesn't scream out for an unsolicted RinRant(tm) :), or if
there are no messages at all, then I'm usually in and out of the
reader very quickly.

I think part of the reason is that the older I get, the more I realize
life is too short, and the number of things I want or need to do that
are not gaming-related seems to expand rather than contract.  So, I
spend less time gaming experimentally, or reading/writing about games,
in order to free up time for other things.

It doesn't mean I don't play games anymore, I do.  Lately I've been
playing a little Dying Light - The Following (The Following is DLC
that turns it into kind of a Far Cry like game).  Gaming time is
definitely less than it used to be though.

Your post came with interesting timing, because I was recently
thinking about the ever-diminishing volume of posts in this NG as well
as my own diminishing participation.  I hope the NG doesn't die
completely.  I'll probably keep checking back and occasionally posting
as long as there's reason to do so.

And, for the record, despite all the times I've needled you about one
thing or the other, I do recognize how much you've contributed here
and appreciate your efforts.  I'm guessing traffic would have dwindled
off much sooner if it weren't for your recurring participation.