Paul Cupis wrote:[color=blue]
> Ivor Jones wrote:[color=green]
>> "Paul Cupis" <paul@cupis.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:f4lo2a$21bc$1@energise.enta.net
>>
>> [snip]
>>[color=darkred]
>>> 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.[/color]

.... is unproductive and disruptive.