Ivor Jones wrote:[color=blue]
> "Paul Cupis" <paul@cupis.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:f4lo2a$21bc$1@energise.enta.net
>
> [snip]
>[color=green]
>> Show me a "usenet definition" which states that you are
>> wrong to refer to newsgroups as forums[/color]
>
> I don't have to show you anything. A newsgroup is a newsgroup not a forum.
>
> I do not propose to have this discussion ad nauseum. I suspect you are
> merely attempting to wind me up. Please prove me wrong.[/color]

I am not trying to wind you up. I am trying to show you that your
understanding of English words is at odds with most people. For a
quantifiable sample, take the number of people in this thread who agree
with you against the number who do not.

Given the above, I am trying to show you that replying to every message
with inappropriate claims such as you have here and then to turn it into
some sort of crusade.