"Col" wrote in message
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"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On 8 Mar, 10:58, John Hall wrote:

It's natural, though to be regretted, that a proportion of posters
should leave over time for one reason or another. The real problem is
that few new posters have been arriving to replace them. Newsgroups have
become increasingly marginalised, with few people who joined the Net
within the last ten years or so even being aware that there is anything
other than the Web and email.

Sadly I feel the science bit is sorely lacking and it's 75% the inane
handle-turn of model-watching, so it's no surprise some have left.
Maybe uk.weather.forecasts is more apt?

The 'model watching' has been with us for a long time though.
I recall going back 10 years or so, near hysteria in early
December when the models were predicting an immenent
sever cold spell. It never happened of course.
Every twist and turn was analysed in lengthy threads, with the
accompanying excitement and despair......
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That's another reason why winter is my favourite season. Summer doesn't cut
it for sheer drama. The only thing to do in summer is get outside in the
weather, gosh :-O There's a novelty!

Will
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