>RCTN is a shell of its former self - much of it because of curmudgeon
>attitudes. There's nothing in the "by-laws" that says you cannot post
>about your free offers and classes. In fact, they are to be tolerated
>and welcomed. The negative voice of one or two (or five or more) do not
>speak for everyone.
>
>Dianne
Have you looked at the stats for other usenet groups recently ? They are all down, mostly due to ISPs dropping usenet but also because of forums/FB/twitters etc - it has lowered the level of the pool.
If you believe KKs is not here for their advantage, then you are naive!