On 2007-06-14, Richard H Huelin <august2006@nospammershere.co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
> From observing what goes on in this group for a couple of
> years or so, it is clear that the the cretins who support
> spam and who insist in calling a newsgroup a forum are
> newbies, or so stupid that they do not know the difference
> between a newsgroup and a forum. The fact that they are
> happy to support spam and absorb the extra costs that spam
> imposes on all users of the Internet tends to indicate that
> they a completely clue resistant.[/color]

Interesting that you make a link between "supporting spam" and believing
that uk.telecom.voip is a forum.

Do you personally believe that the post which started this thread was
spam? I do not, and I certainly do not support spam at all, whether it
be usenet/email/webforum/blog based or otherwise.
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> I suspect that no amount of proof you provide would stop the
> cretins from disagreeing with you. For those who are clue
> receptive the following links explain the difference between
> a Newsgroup and a Forum.
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/3bxmkq[/url][/color]

Refers to some newsgroups as forums, such as:

uk.comp.graphics.flash
Forum for UK based Macromedia Flash users
uk.net.web.authoring
A forum for UK web developers
uk.org.mensa
Forum for items of interest to UK members of Mensa
uk.org.starlink.misc
Open forum (discussion related to Astronomy)
uk.people.bodyart
A UK-focused discussion forum on body modifications
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> [url]http://tinyurl.com/2t6vdy[/url][/color]

Refers only to web forums, which every agrees is completely difference
to usenet anyway. We are talking about forums, not specifically
web-based forums.

"How to Understand the Difference Between Chat, Newsgroups and Web
Forums"
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> [url]http://tinyurl.com/33dxq5[/url][/color]

"What is the difference between a message board and a newsgroup?

The main difference is that message boards belong to a particular
website but newsgroups are the internet's open discussion forums.

I'll repeat that for you:

"newsgroups are the internet's open discussion forums".

uk.telecom.voip is a newsgroup, yes, but it is also a forum,
specifically for the discussion of VoIP in the UK.

The links you have provided to support your position do not appear to do
so?