Hey guys, I just found out people still use usenet. I'm not sure if this
is something people do in this group but I just finished writing a
sci-fi short story a week ago so I'm going to post it here. Enjoy!
https://echometerain.github.io/2023/08/26/lilys-biosphere.html
On 8/31/2023 12:06 PM, echometerain wrote:
Hey guys, I just found out people still use usenet. I'm not sure if this
is something people do in this group but I just finished writing a
sci-fi short story a week ago so I'm going to post it here. Enjoy!
https://echometerain.github.io/2023/08/26/lilys-biosphere.html
Wrong newsgroup. I believe rec.arts.sf.composition would be the correct NG.
I'm not sure if this is something people do in this group
On 8/31/2023 12:06 PM, echometerain wrote:
Hey guys, I just found out people still use usenet.
I'm not sure if this
is something people do in this group but I just finished writing a
sci-fi short story a week ago so I'm going to post it here. Enjoy!
https://echometerain.github.io/2023/08/26/lilys-biosphere.html
Wrong newsgroup. I believe rec.arts.sf.composition would be the correct NG.
In article <ucqqvj$3dt8h$1@dont-email.me>,
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 8/31/2023 12:06 PM, echometerain wrote:It's dead, slain by libertarians.
Hey guys, I just found out people still use usenet. I'm not sure if this >>> is something people do in this group but I just finished writing a
sci-fi short story a week ago so I'm going to post it here. Enjoy!
https://echometerain.github.io/2023/08/26/lilys-biosphere.html
Wrong newsgroup. I believe rec.arts.sf.composition would be the correct NG. >>
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if
a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted ifDepends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand, sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
It's true! I just read about it here! <https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/30/usenet_revival/>
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand, >> sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and
trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if
a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand, >> sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and
trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if
a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
We're fading away, one by one.
pt
On 9/1/2023 11:27 AM, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand, >>> sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and >>>> trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if >>>> a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
We're fading away, one by one.
pt
They all went to Reddit.
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
On 9/1/2023 11:27 AM, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand,
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and >>>>> trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if >>>>> a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
We're fading away, one by one.
pt
They all went to Reddit.
Did they? How big is the intersection of the set of reddit readers
and the set of former rasw posters?
On 9/1/2023 2:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmc...@gmail.com> writes:
On 9/1/2023 11:27 AM, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and >>>>> trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if
a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so, >>>> Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand,
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
We're fading away, one by one.
pt
They all went to Reddit.
Did they? How big is the intersection of the set of reddit readersTwo that I know of. Me and somebody else who I am not going to out.
and the set of former rasw posters?
Kinda hard to know, nobody uses their real names. But one person here
uses his moniker there also.
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted ifDepends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand, sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 3:22:43 PM UTC-4, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 9/1/2023 2:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmc...@gmail.com> writes:Two that I know of. Me and somebody else who I am not going to out.
On 9/1/2023 11:27 AM, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and >>>>>>> trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if >>>>>>> a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so, >>>>>> Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand,
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
We're fading away, one by one.
pt
They all went to Reddit.
Did they? How big is the intersection of the set of reddit readers
and the set of former rasw posters?
Kinda hard to know, nobody uses their real names. But one person here
uses his moniker there also.
I resemble that remark :-)
Reddit has some problems. It's a commercial venture now, so it is ad supported,
and the management is more interested in making it IPO worthy than in serving the user base.
The biggest problem for me is that threads age out and vanish quickly. Here, most clients present threads by latest update, regardless of how old. On rassf
and rasfw, we've had single threads stay on the front page for months, and accumulate tens of thousands of contributions.
On Reddit,such long discussions are almost impossible. You can't sort on most recently updated, and any given thread is dead in a day or two.
Pt
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20 PM UTC-4, Michael F.
Stemper wrote:
On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers
and
trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be
averted if
d,a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other
han
sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
'just fine'?
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
We're fading away, one by one.
On 9/1/2023 2:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
They all went to Reddit.
Did they? How big is the intersection of the set of reddit readers
and the set of former rasw posters?
Two that I know of. Me and somebody else who I am not going to out.
Kinda hard to know, nobody uses their real names. But one person
here uses his moniker there also.
Hey guys, I just found out people still use usenet. I'm not sure if
this is something people do in this group but I just finished writing
a sci-fi short story a week ago so I'm going to post it here. Enjoy!
Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other
hand, sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
On 01/09/2023 11.27, pete...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:03:20?PM UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote: >>> On 31/08/2023 20.06, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
On 8/31/23 3:55 PM, James Nicoll wrote:Depends on the group. Here (rasw), things are just fine. On the other hand, >>> sci.math has become a wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's dead, slain by libertarians.
I keep hearing that USENET itself is dead at the hands of spammers and >>>> trolls. Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that could be averted if >>>> a sufficient number of determined people were determined to do so,
'just fine'?
We're not full of people throwing shit at everybody else. Maybe it's
a low bar, but it's better than the fate of a lot of groups.
How many regular posters are there compared to 5 years ago? 10? 20?
A lot fewer, obviously. Probably two orders of magnitude fewer.
ObMontyPython: "We're not dead yet!"
On 9/2/2023 2:11 AM, Default User wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 9/1/2023 2:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
They all went to Reddit.
Did they? How big is the intersection of the set of reddit readers >>>> and the set of former rasw posters?
Two that I know of. Me and somebody else who I am not going to out.
Kinda hard to know, nobody uses their real names. But one person
here uses his moniker there also.
I'm on reddit, but I don't discuss SF there. I use it for a few other
things, but I don't read it on any regular basis.
I've looked at a some SF web forums, but their traffic isn't much
better than here. Certainly nothing like the glory days.
The beauty of usenet was always a fairly small set of groups, when
considered on a topic basis, with a way to get all the possible groups
your server had and be able to select the ones that looked likely.
Brian
I hang out in
https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/
The amount of messages going across is amazing.
Lynn
Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 9/1/2023 2:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
They all went to Reddit.
Did they? How big is the intersection of the set of reddit readers
and the set of former rasw posters?
Two that I know of. Me and somebody else who I am not going to out.
Kinda hard to know, nobody uses their real names. But one person
here uses his moniker there also.
I'm on reddit, but I don't discuss SF there. I use it for a few other
things, but I don't read it on any regular basis.
I've looked at a some SF web forums, but their traffic isn't much
better than here. Certainly nothing like the glory days.
The beauty of usenet was always a fairly small set of groups, when
considered on a topic basis, with a way to get all the possible groups
your server had and be able to select the ones that looked likely.
Brian
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