Re: R.I.P. Usenet

 Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:


This would probably solve your dilemma:
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/

..but can you do that, since you use Google Groups yourself?
Therein lies the rub.

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 On Apr 12, 7:39 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"

Yeah; I've visited their site before.   It's just more angry people,
spewing bullshit.   Google Groups is not at all the problem with
usenet; many people - like me - who have been on usenet for over 10 or
15 years, use Google Groups for convenience.

Hell, our own (former reekyite) XS11E is quoted on the site:  "I've
finally had to join the Usenet Improvement Project, it took me a very
long time to do so but I finally became convinced yesterday. I've been
analyzing posts from GG and have to agree the percent that contain
useful info is way too small to worry about. – XS11E "

He still posts in rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata, occasionally, as do I,
but he never sees or responds to my on-topic posts, because he is
blocking all posts that originate from Google Groups.  But he sees the
spam and trash from non-Google Groups posters.

Hell, I've been analyzing posts TO USENET from ALL sources for well
over a decade, and guess what?  The percent that contain useful info
is way too small to worry about.

 tomorrow@erols.com wrote:


The problem is that GG is the gateway for the spammers. And Google won't
lift a finger to do anything about it.


Perhaps he doesn't bother to whitelist real people who use GG, such as
yourself. You're in my whitelist so no problem seeing your posts, as is
Rob, who started the thread.


Depends on the group .. and whether or not it has resident trolls.

Like Krusty!!!

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 On Apr 12, 3:39 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"

A spammed newsgroup may get 100 postings/month, 97 of
which are spam

A non-spammed or spam filtered newsgroup gets maybe 3
postings a month.

It's not the spam content that's the problem. It's the lack of
non-spam, and all the filtering in the world isn't going to
produce good content or good posters out of thin air.

In blaming Google, you are blaming the messenger (sort of).
The interesting content has departed and I doubt it's coming
back.

 On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:45:10 -0400, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"


He, and his picture, are on Facebook.  I continue to be unimpressed.

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