Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RS Wood Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:22:37 +0000 (UTC) Organization: solani.org Lines: 10 Message-ID: References: <8c3a4756-8def-4696-9506-37ab446af87c@googlegroups.com> <4651#11023@usenet.squte.com> Reply-To: randy@therandymon.com X-Trace: solani.org 1393442557 27881 eJwFwQERACAIA8BK4hhIHNBb/wj+E2Fx04PhFGWHA03VXlQ3j1SQCUmg7Y69rJWFTu8ZfRntETg= (26 Feb 2014 19:22:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.solani.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:22:37 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBwCAIA7CbxFLcOcOW/08wyc3FW2ASOTmhkNFn8+uB1BJV53qFynCjhHT/mDKhBzu9EmE= Cancel-Lock: sha1:vWg/03wvwWzyNqCBNszzAj4bby8= X-NNTP-Posting-Host: eJwNykcBgAAMBDBL1w1yOv1LgLxj4uQd6uZqZ4dWpAiqN0uli092/rNzUcxPzLyYRXIEET4uGRFv Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:997 On 2014-02-26, wjwlsn wrote: > I'm not trying to save Usenet, and I don't believe that is a major goal of > anyone that has started to post here over the past couple of weeks. We simply > wanted a place to discuss things in the style we were used to on Slashdot. > However, what many of us discovered (or rediscovered) along the way is that > Usenet has real advantages over a centralized discussion medium owned and > operated by a single entity that can change the rules on a whim or for > purposes that don't serve the needs/wants of the community it fostered. Very well said, Bill.