Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...

From	D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.misc, alt.fan.usenet
Subject	Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...
Date	2024-08-19 00:02 +0200
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On Sun, 18 Aug 2024, Rich wrote:

> In comp.misc D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Aug 2024, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> What is this nextdoor thing?  I have heard about it on usenet, but
>>>> I think it must be some US thing that has not yet reached europe.
>>>
>>> It's sort of like facebook, but divided into neighborhoods (literal
>>> neighborhoods, maybe 1 mile or so in diameter).  It's clunkier than
>>> facebook, but there's local stuff that makes it kind of useful --
>>> especially since the local newspaper now has ONE page of actual
>>> local news if we're lucky.  I would guess that half the participants
>>> have never used a computer, just a phone, and have very little
>>> comprehension of how the world actually works.  I really didn't
>>> realize how stupid people could be until I subscribed.  It's all
>>> over the US, and will probably invade Europe soon.
>>
>> Ahh, I see.  Seems very logical since the local press is almost gone.
>> I can really see the reason for it existing.  As you say, I would not
>> be surprised at all if it pops up in europe soon.
>
> Do keep in mind that you *do not* get the equivalent of the "local
> press" (as in news papers).  You don't get stories on what the local
> government board is proposing (unless it also gores someone's ox, and
> they then complain about their ox being gored by the local board on
> nextdoor).  Or other typical 'stories' you'd get from an actual local
> newspaper (if it existed).
>
> From what I've heard from folks around me that are members, what you
> get is a local gossip channel, with an occasional bit of useful info
> (coyote seen at X & Y streets yesterday at 06:30).
>

Ahh... so not even that, they managed to solve. How sad. Seems like a 
destillation of what is genuinely the worst aspects of neighbourhood life.

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  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2024-08-07 18:03 +0200
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  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-08 01:29 +0000
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        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-08 13:41 +0100
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                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-15 18:48 +0300
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <remailer@domain.invalid> - 2024-08-15 13:15 -0400
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                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-15 23:35 +0042
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                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-28 10:45 +0200
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            Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-16 02:07 +0000
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 11:18 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-17 21:45 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 13:04 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-17 20:31 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 15:41 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 15:35 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-18 11:04 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-18 08:25 -0700
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                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-21 16:08 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-18 17:11 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-18 10:37 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-19 00:02 +0200
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                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-18 10:18 +0100
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          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-15 08:16 +1000
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              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-16 08:30 +1000
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    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-17 21:43 +0200
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