On 12/14/2023 2:37 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:19:24 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it

is done today.

https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381889627082240-3792052211&p=usenet&rd=1

With this coming on it may be time for us to abandon this outdated forum and start posting instead in a Facebook group, where we can post pictures and embedded videos among other things. Diane won't like it, she refuses to go on Facebook. I suggest we

start using my Facebook Group "List Your Favorite Records." Here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669775290087030

What does everybody think?

I don't do Facebook, so I'd be out.

--
Steve Mc

DNA to SBC to respond

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On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:14:40 -0800 (PST), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7:52:19?PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7:01:41?PM UTC-5, Bill B wrote:

I also don't want to use Facebook, though I wouldn't rule it out. Why not keep Diane and Steve happy, and use Thunderbird, which is free?
Maybe, but I would also like to be able to edit posts and post pictures like you can do in almost any other forum out there but this no frills shit.

I just downloaded Thunderbird, but it looks like it can only be used with Firefox, which I don't use.

Do Diane and Steve use Firefox - I doubt it, and neither do I...

I/we are aware that you are going to try oh so hard to get people onto Facebook, using vituperative attacks on Usenet along the way ("no
frills shit") ...

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On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:37:40 -0800 (PST), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:19:24?PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it

is done today.

https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381889627082240-3792052211&p=usenet&rd=1

With this coming on it may be time for us to abandon this outdated forum and start posting instead in a Facebook group, where we can post pictures and embedded videos among other things. Diane won't like it, she refuses to go on Facebook. I suggest we

start using my Facebook Group "List Your Favorite Records." Here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/669775290087030

Let's start with something very positive. This Facebook Group,
which seems to have died in late 2021, has many very interesting
lists, in particular from Bruce himself but also from others.

host "Bruce Roberts Grossberg":
"Cursing, name calling and arguing are encouraged in this group, so
get to work mother fuckers!"

This rule might be relaxed in future, but currently a new member
has one week to post their top favorite 100 tracks, *ranked in order*,
else they are Verboten from membership.

What does everybody think?

I don't like the Facebook format compared to Usenet, it cannot
be organized into topics it seems - it's just one message after
another.

Yes, embedded images are striking, but in Usenet, pictures and videos
are just one click away.

For me, and I've certainly used both, I prefer Agent to Thunderbird.
One feature Thunderbird has though, if you're willing to take a bit
of extra effort, is that you can format a post with boldened, slanted
and colored text.

Roger, who I think has some Scottish blood in him from mum, might
have to raid the piggybank, for just under a pony for Agent :-)

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On 12/14/2023 5:14 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7:52:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7:01:41 PM UTC-5, Bill B wrote:

I also don't want to use Facebook, though I wouldn't rule it out. Why not keep Diane and Steve happy, and use Thunderbird, which is free?
Maybe, but I would also like to be able to edit posts and post pictures like you can do in almost any other forum out there but this no frills shit.

I just downloaded Thunderbird, but it looks like it can only be used with Firefox, which I don't use.

I don't use Firefox.

--
Steve Mc

DNA to SBC to respond

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On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:51:01 -0800 (PST), Bob Roman
<robertjroman@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:37:42?PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

What does everybody think?

Those who use newsreaders other than Google will not have a problem.

oh so true, with newsreaders like Agent or Thunderbird, etc

Those of us who do use Google will have to either switch to one of these... >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders

thanks, but to be frank, this could be dysfunctional information
overload

...or give up this part of our lives.

sad for sure, Bob

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On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:19:22 -0800 (PST), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
wrote:

Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it

is done today.

https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381889627082240-3792052211&p=usenet&rd=1

No Facebook for me.

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On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:27:34 -0800 (PST), Roger Ford <mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

On Thursday 14 December 2023 at 22:19:24 UTC, Bruce wrote:

Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it

is done today.

https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381889627082240-3792052211&p=usenet&rd=1

What a nice message to wake up to!

I guess I'll be checking out----what's the word? Thunderbird!

offer to pay Diane's return airfare from NY, and Diane might consider
helping you too, Roger :)

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On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:18:50 -0800 (PST), Bruce <SavoyBG@aol.com>
wrote:

On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 7:19:47?AM UTC-5, Bill B wrote:

But the offsetting sacrifice is to have you as the moderator.
When is the last time the word moderate was used to describe you?

I'll take that as a complement.

"Alex, Clive, Marc and Karen have been expelled for not fulfilling
their membership requirement of posting a list of their 100 favorite
records."

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Bob Roman wrote:

Effective February 15, 2024

Seems there is a 1 week reprieve. Now it is February 22.

Problem solved already with Nova. And there's no Cap'cha!

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