ablock said the following on 8/13/2007 1:07 PM:
> On Aug 12, 7:10 am, Gregor Kofler <use....DeleteThis@gregorkofler.at> wrote:
>> ablock meinte:
>>
>>> When you answer questions, try to actually answer them instead of
>>> trying to show off how nerdy you are like all the other fellows on
>>> this forum.
>> Well, you don't have to be nerdy, to know the difference between a
>> newsgroup and a "forum". Anyway, since you won't post here anymore,
>> you'll probably never know - what a loss...
>>
>> Gregor
>>
>
> I don't mean to start an argument about this but please enlighten me
> as to the difference between a newsgroup and a forum...
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup
Mainly, one is associated directly with Usenet (a newsgroup) while the
other is - typically - associated with websites(forums). Many websites
try to pass off Usenet as being a "forum" that is unique to that
website. Google Groups being a huge offender in that category.
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