Re: aus.*

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.tv, aus.computers, aus.legal
Subject	Re: aus.*
Date	2016-12-04 15:06 +1100
Message-ID	<eahj6sFqhkeU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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"felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On Saturday, 3 Dec 2016 7:29 AM, Je�us wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 09:02:43 -0000 (UTC), news16 <news16@woa.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:09:35 +1100, Xeno wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2/12/2016 6:37 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 17:08:22 +1100, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think these groups are going down the gurgler.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you compare them to Whirlpool, you can't edit your posts and there
>>>>>> are far more people and threads on Whirlpool.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The only thing these groups have is a lack of censorship, which might
>>>>>> be the only thing that keeps them alive.
>>>>> Why would you compare Usenet to a web site?
>>>>> It's two entirely different things.
>>>>>
>>>> They are *both* discussion forums. One is thriving, the other not!
>>> Horses for courses.
>>> quantity =/= quality.
>> One is thriving and the other isn't because:
>>
>> - One uses archaic protocol(s)
>>
>> - One requires some technical knowledge and specialised software to
>> use
>>
>> - One isn't nice and pretty with html, etc.
>>
>> - Most ppl on the Internet have less than 15 years experience and
>> never even heard of Usenet. Everything they do is via a browser (and
>> apps these days).
>>
>> It always surprises me when ppl with many years experience cite lack
>> of censorship etc. as the cause for Usenet's decline. That's clearly
>> not the reason at all.
>
> usenet will eventually go like bulletin boards have

Maybe not, no extra hardware required and doesn’t require
anyone to run anything specific for it to keep going, so its
quite likely that we will see a quite different result.

Yes, its also possible that with few ever finding
out about it, once we have all died, its gone, but
that isnt what happened with bulletin boards.

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aus.* "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-12-02 17:08 +1100
  Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-02 18:06 +1100
  Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-02 18:37 +1100
    Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-02 19:09 +1100
      Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-02 09:02 +0000
        Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-02 20:34 +1100
        Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-02 21:38 +1100
        Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-03 07:29 +1100
          Re: aus.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-12-03 12:56 +1000
            Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-04 07:56 +1100
              Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-04 09:02 +1100
          Re: aus.* felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-12-04 10:25 +1100
            Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-04 15:06 +1100
            Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-04 04:27 +0000
      Re: aus.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-12-03 12:50 +1000
        Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-03 03:21 +0000
        Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-03 15:27 +1100
      Re: aus.* Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-12-06 20:46 +1100
        Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-06 21:46 +1100
          Re: aus.* Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-12-07 11:41 +1100
            Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-07 12:22 +1100
              Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-07 12:41 +1100
              Re: aus.* Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2016-12-07 16:51 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-07 18:41 +1100
                Re: aus.* alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2016-12-07 18:39 +1000
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-07 20:31 +1100
                Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 04:55 +1100
                Re: aus.* alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2016-12-08 05:53 +1000
                Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 08:47 +1100
            Re: aus.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-12-07 23:00 +1000
        Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 06:40 +1100
          Re: aus.* noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-12-07 22:57 +1000
            Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 05:08 +1100
            Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-08 08:39 +1100
              Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 10:37 +1100
              Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-08 00:00 +0000
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-08 11:08 +1100
              Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 13:18 +1100
                Re: aus.* felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-12-08 13:27 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-08 13:32 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-08 13:17 +0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-08 17:02 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 18:05 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-08 18:18 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 18:30 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-08 20:00 +1100
                Re: aus.* jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 01:08 -0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-08 20:27 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 23:55 +1100
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-09 07:03 +0000
                Re: aus.* jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 00:35 -0800
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 19:43 +1100
                Re: aus.* "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-12-10 18:19 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-10 19:29 +1100
                Re: aus.* "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-12-11 07:00 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:11 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-11 06:18 +0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:20 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-11 06:49 +0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-11 10:00 +1100
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:35 +0000
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-11 16:51 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-11 19:59 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-09 04:01 +0800
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 17:27 +1100
                Re: aus.* felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-12-08 18:21 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 22:35 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-08 19:58 +0800
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-08 19:55 +0800
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 23:59 +1100
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-09 07:07 +0000
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-09 20:10 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-09 17:15 +0800
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-10 09:08 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-10 08:38 +0800
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-10 00:47 +0000
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-10 12:08 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-10 10:13 +0800
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-10 18:06 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-10 17:05 +0800
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-11 05:20 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-11 06:13 +0800
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-11 10:49 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-11 08:20 +0800
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-11 15:23 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-11 12:57 +0800
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:40 +0000
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-12 05:22 +1100
                Re: aus.* keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-12-12 20:43 +1000
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-14 17:26 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-12 04:47 +0800
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-12 05:20 +1100
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:38 +0000
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 17:14 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-08 17:38 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-08 17:58 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-08 18:13 +1100
                Re: aus.* jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 00:57 -0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-08 20:25 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-09 00:00 +1100
                Re: aus.* jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 03:46 -0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-10 07:41 +1100
                Re: aus.* jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 18:44 -0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-10 14:59 +1100
                Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-08 19:18 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-09 04:14 +0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-09 07:50 +1100
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-09 09:28 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-09 09:13 +0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-09 13:12 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-09 10:43 +0800
                Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-09 14:33 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-09 11:40 +0800
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-09 20:56 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-09 21:46 +1100
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-09 09:21 +1100
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-09 06:56 +0000
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-09 19:20 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-09 20:13 +1100
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-09 20:37 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@hornet.net.ay.you> - 2016-12-09 21:33 +1100
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-10 08:57 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-10 09:24 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-10 12:54 +0800
                Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-10 16:18 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:07 +1100
                Re: aus.* Noddy <me@home.com> - 2016-12-11 09:14 +1100
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:22 +1100
                Re: aus.* Noddy <me@home.com> - 2016-12-11 09:38 +1100
                Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-11 06:29 +0800
                Re: aus.* Lindsay <ask.me.for.it@nunnya.business.com.au> - 2016-12-11 09:38 +1100
                Re: aus.* Noddy <me@home.com> - 2016-12-11 12:17 +1100
                Re: aus.* Noddy <me@home.com> - 2016-12-10 11:52 +1100
                Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-09 07:02 +0000
              Re: aus.* Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-12-24 20:57 +0000
                Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.org> - 2016-12-25 09:37 +1100
        Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-07 01:50 +0000
  Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-02 19:33 +1100
    Re: aus.* "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-12-02 20:48 +1100
      Re: aus.* news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-12-02 23:13 +0000
  Re: aus.* Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2016-12-03 11:52 +1100
    Re: aus.* "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-12-04 06:36 +1100
  Re: aus.* alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2016-12-04 08:23 +1000
    Re: aus.* "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2016-12-04 10:44 +1100
      Re: aus.* alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2016-12-04 10:58 +1000
      Re: aus.* Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-12-04 14:23 +1100
      Re: aus.* Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-12-04 17:21 +1100
      Re: aus.* Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-12-04 20:58 +0800
        Re: aus.* alvey <alvey@play.com> - 2016-12-05 05:43 +1000
  Re: aus.* felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-12-04 10:12 +1100
    Re: aus.* felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-12-04 10:33 +1100

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