I haven't read it in many years, even when I did I tired quickly of the seemingly incessant flame wars. Nevertheless when I was just starting to wake up some of the regulars there were very helpful in helping me burn through the cult's conditioning. It allowed me to examine the state of my life. I was able to recapture some of my adolescent dreams of career, love, and family and realize that they were all going down the tubes. For that I will always have respect for the group. I'm sorry to learn that it's mostly OSA trolling it now. Perhaps Usenet's time has passed.