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Re: we need usenet awesome list

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rudis <user8921@newsgrouper.org.invalid> writes:

> MasterKarsten <soulkarsten@gmail.com> posted:
>
>> TheFri, 02 Jan 2026 10:29:03 +0300, caretaker wrote:
>> 
>> > If an average normie hears "Usenet" and types it into google/ddg/bing,
>> > they mostly get AI-generated sludge or "how to download movie from
>> > binary groups" takes.
>> > great PR for a network that's way more than that...
>> > 
>> > What we don't have is a decent, up-to-date place for the basics:
>> > - how to configure a news/mail client in 2026 (not a guide from 2009),
>> > - how remailers actually work in practice,
>> > - how to post anonymously without relying on vague "trust me bro"
>> > lore,
>> > - servers: what the most popular ones are, which are read-only,
>> > which require an account, and which let you post without one
>> > 
>> > and: which groups still have signal and culture, and which ones are
>> > pure spam pits.
>> > 
>> > We need an "awesome usenet" list: curated links + short notes, not a
>> > link dump. Like: setup guides, privacy/anon posting
>> > (remailers/PGP/header hygiene), tools/projects, and a human-written
>> > group directory (what's good, what to avoid, why).
>> > 
>> > Also there are cool usenet-related projects out there, but they barely
>> > escape the Usenet bubble. Nobody boosts them on the Fediverse etc, so
>> > they stay invisible. A solid list would help discovery a lot.
>> 
>> I wrote most of the original FAQ posted on 4chan, and posted the html file
>> to post nicely formatted text here on usenet.
>> 
>> I was about to post such a guide, but I've seen interest and interactions 
>> slow down and we failed to attract a number of faithful users... The biggest
>> failure was not getting lainchanners onboard.
>> 
>> In second thought we didn't advertize that much and last ads on 4chan is like
>> months ago? If we could find some extra fresh users things may reach a critical
>> mass and thinkgs work out better.
>> 
>> anyways most of the things you listed are already in our FAQ, scroll down a bit
>> and check it.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> What killed it for me was/is the constant bullshit cross-posting one liner rage bait with a YouTube link. 
>
> No explanation, no depth just fucktards shitting the place up with "OMFG!!111one [Insert tired political bullshit here]". . 
>
> Chans and federated servers have weight of users to filter and push this shit out.

It was sorta fun to flip through the vast number of groups out
there. Had fun setting up gnus and browsing, less fun to see how weird
and ghost-town-abandoned and crappy most groups have wound up, super fun
to see little glimmers and spots where folks still interact like humans
and share their work on interesting projects.

Internet's gonna internet. People learn in a more concrete way when
they've got to document their own findings for themselves. If anybody
wants to post more here about how they like setting up their own access,
what they consider important to safeguard themselves against fuckery,
they've got the right and capability to.

Worst-case scenario for any community is a flood of uncaring
participants. I've got enough to worry over with formatting from gnus
making this "follow-up" look like garbage before I think I've got a
right to tell folks what's "awesome" on usenet.

Sturgeon's law, folks

-- 
>gnus-inger-Z looms overhead

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  Re: we need usenet awesome list MasterKarsten <soulkarsten@gmail.com> - 2026-01-02 09:50 +0000
    Re: we need usenet awesome list rudis <user8921@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-02 23:53 +0000
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