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Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web

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On 2026-06-07, Daniel Cerqueira <dan.list@lispclub.com> wrote:
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> Rootbadger <admin@rootbadger.com> writes:
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>> I have been working on a new project called RootBadger:
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>> https://rootbadger.com
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>> And please share it with friends who might be interested in a modern=20
>> Usenet-style social platform.
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> I don't mean to be rude, but why?
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> We have Usenet, right here, with great software to make use of it.  Why
> fragment old and now little Usenet?
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> It would make more sense to develop software for Usenet (a search
> engine?), or spend the time in marketing Usenet; from my humble point of
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> The pioneers of a warless world are the youth that
> refuse military service. ~ Albert Einstein
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Simply put, I created RootBadger because modern social media is a
mess, and Usenet, while still interesting, has become troll heaven for
a lot of people.

I wanted to build something with the spirit of Usenet, but without all
the garbage that drove people away. A place with topic-based groups,
threaded discussions, and a more old-school Internet feel, but
presented as a modern social platform.

The goal is to make RootBadger into what some of us wish Usenet had
become: organized, searchable, decentralized, and useful, without being
overrun by trolls and noise.

Not many people are flocking to traditional Usenet anymore, and good
news servers usually cost money. If RootBadger helps open the door to a
better version of that style of discussion, then great.

Nobody has to like it, join it, or think it is needed. That choice is
theirs. I built it because I wanted to see if this kind of platform
could still have a place.

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Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Rootbadger <admin@rootbadger.com> - 2026-06-06 23:40 +0000
  Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Daniel Cerqueira <dan.list@lispclub.com> - 2026-06-07 07:13 +0100
    Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-06-06 23:49 -0700
      Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-06-07 07:42 +0000
        Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> - 2026-06-07 20:43 +0200
          Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Root Badger <admin@rootbadger.com> - 2026-06-07 20:40 +0000
            Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Daniel Cerqueira <dan.list@lispclub.com> - 2026-06-07 22:19 +0100
              Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Root Badger <admin@rootbadger.com> - 2026-06-08 00:53 +0000
          Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style =?windo "Kurt Weiske" <kurt.weiske@realitycheckbbs.org.remove-air-this> - 2026-06-08 07:08 -0700
    Re: Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style social discussion for the modern web Root Badger <admin@rootbadger.com> - 2026-06-07 18:38 +0000
  Introducing RootBadger — Usenet-style socialdiscussion "Phigan" <phigan@mutinybbs.com.remove-54f-this> - 2026-06-18 15:23 -0400

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