Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix3.panix.com!not-for-mail From: bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.fan.usenet Subject: Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:10:10 -0000 (UTC) Organization: RNA + Sunlight Message-ID: References: <9bceba4c-754f-833b-c65b-04dc97de60b4@example.net> Reply-To: bks@panix.com Injection-Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:10:10 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="panix3.panix.com:166.84.1.3"; logging-data="16330"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:25470 alt.fan.usenet:860 A more perfect netnews: o Automatic rejection of top-posted articles. o Severe penalties for exceeding 72 characters. o Automatic elision of "LOL", "ROTFL", "LMAO" etc. o Life-time ban for using an emoji. --bks