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Does alt.history.british cover anything British, or is it just another forum for college sophomores to spew forth rants about American politics? Is there a better newsgroup that actually focuses on British history? > Does alt.history.british cover anything British, or is it just another > forum for college sophomores to spew forth rants about American politics? > Is there a better newsgroup that actually focuses on British history? The advice is always the same: You discuss British history and we will respond. Kill-file all the threads about Bush and you will see it focussed on British history.  SignatureJohn Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing > Does alt.history.british cover anything British, or is it just > another forum for college sophomores to spew forth rants about > American politics? If you use a killfile to remove the non British posts and posters, then there is actually a fair amount of British history and subjects that impinge on British history. > Is there a better newsgroup that actually focuses on British > history? Not that I know of, and to get one that was purely British history, it would have to be moderated and moderation often kills lively discussion even if it does stop the flames, trolls and OT subjects. > Does alt.history.british cover anything British, or is it just another > forum for college sophomores to spew forth rants about American politics? > > Is there a better newsgroup that actually focuses on British history? What is it that particularly interests you? > What is it that particularly interests you? Learning interests me. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know nearly as much as I should about history. Great Britain particularly interests me because it's really the history of the modern world. It is very difficult to study any nation in even basic detail without encountering effects of the British Empire to one degree or another. Not to mention that the UK has the most hip flag of any nation. > Not to mention that the UK has the most hip flag of any nation. And you don't want to ask about it - or do you already know? SignatureJohn Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing Ask "What is hip?" >> Not to mention that the UK has the most hip flag of any nation. > > And you don't want to ask about it - or do you already know? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Brit flag is hip now because of the war for democracy in Iraq. But it can be unhip among those peoples who feel oppressed by its lieges. David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Brit flag is hip now because of the war > for democracy in Iraq. That particular red rag wasn't exactly a flag of liberty the last time it went to Iraq. In fact there are very few places in the Middle East that it has flown over in the past where the locals weren't delighted to see it be hauled down. SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> The Brit flag is hip now because of the war [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > over > in the past where the locals weren't delighted to see it be hauled down. Probably. But was there any nation that did not welcome it's colonial ruler leaving Perhaps Britain in the 5th Century. (although we may not have had much idea of nationhood) SignatureThur > Probably. > But was there any nation that did not welcome it's colonial > ruler leaving Well there's a few we can't get rid of because they won't let us go... Gibraltar, The Falklands, one of the Carabean island nations. > Perhaps Britain in the 5th Century. (although we may not > have had much idea of nationhood) Watching your protecting army pull away when the barbarians are landing on the beach across the bay is probably always a bad experience. I imagine a reasonable proportion of the population of South Vietnam didn't want the US to leave them either... SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. > > Probably. > > But was there any nation that did not welcome it's colonial [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Gibraltar, The Falklands, one of the Carabean island nations.[..] ... Ulster. :^( SignatureAndrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) > > > Probably. > > > But was there any nation that did not welcome it's colonial [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > ... Ulster. :^( Shush. There are folks here who'll be mortally offended if you happen to mention that a majority of the UK citizens resident in Ulster want to remain British. What's more some of them will say it's our fault because someone now long dead partitioned the place eighty odd years ago. SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. > > > > Probably. > > > > But was there any nation that did not welcome it's colonial [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > ... Ulster. :^( > Shush. > There are folks here who'll be mortally offended if you happen to mention > that a majority of the UK citizens resident in Ulster want to remain > British. > What's more some of them will say it's our fault because someone now long > dead partitioned the place eighty odd years ago. Even mre credulity if you mention that it's the Irish Scots (not English) in Ulster that are the problem - and tell them that the only religion the English imposed on the Irish was Roman Catholicism. ;-) SignatureJohn Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing > But was there any nation that did not welcome it's colonial > ruler leaving A nation can be independent and still take pride in whatever British heritage it maintains. That describes a fair number of Commonwealth nations, does it not? For all the pride Americans take in their Bill of Rights, it's easy to see the English heritage in those laws. Does alt.history.british cover anything British, or is it just another forum for college sophomores to spew forth rants about American politics? Is there a better newsgroup that actually focuses on British history? ::::::::::: May I suggest:- Ask questions which are clearly On Topic.(please) Do not cross post.(unless you are trying to consult other history groups on an appropriate subject) Do not answer any posts from those who have nothing to say about British history. If your browser is Outlook Express, then click on the left hand of the subject line to bring up the red circle with the bar to ignore a thread. Sometimes I use the delete key to remove offending messages in blocks or singly. This option is not available by menu. just select the message(s) and press delete. The Block Sender Routine seems to work now and again. I have found it is easiest to reuse the option rather than try to find out why it did not work. -- Thur Thanks for the tips, all. "Harshman" <skunks@insightbb.com> wrote in message news:%XX7f.478801$_o.91577@attbi_s71... Does alt.history.british cover anything British, or is it just another forum for college sophomores to spew forth rants about American politics? Is there a better newsgroup that actually focuses on British history? ::::::::::: May I suggest:- Ask questions which are clearly On Topic.(please) Do not cross post.(unless you are trying to consult other history groups on an appropriate subject) Do not answer any posts from those who have nothing to say about British history. If your browser is Outlook Express, then click on the left hand of the subject line to bring up the red circle with the bar to ignore a thread. Sometimes I use the delete key to remove offending messages in blocks or singly. This option is not available by menu. just select the message(s) and press delete. The Block Sender Routine seems to work now and again. I have found it is easiest to reuse the option rather than try to find out why it did not work. -- Thur |
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