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A comp.misc list of active newsgroups

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  A comp.misc list of active newsgroups wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 14:19 -0800
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-18 15:38 -0800
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Koen <koen.lefever@gmail.com> - 2014-02-19 00:14 +0000
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2014-02-19 16:21 +0000
          Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2014-02-21 08:18 +0000
            Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-22 15:39 +0000
              Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups rcp27g@gmail.com - 2014-02-24 07:56 -0800
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Conceited Jerk <cj.speakeasy@AAARGHgmail.com> - 2014-02-19 12:19 -0600
          Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-20 08:48 +0000
            Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups greymausg <maus@mail.com> - 2014-02-20 22:55 +0000
              [OT] Dictator hierarchy RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-20 23:59 +0000
              Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2014-02-21 05:56 +0000
              Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 12:50 -0500
                Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-26 18:18 +0000
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-24 10:14 -0600
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Koen <koen.lefever@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 23:45 +0000
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 22:49 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-19 03:48 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Lance Orner <lance@orner.invalid.net> - 2014-02-18 19:37 -0800
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 11:57 -0800
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "Elizabeth T. Knuth" <eknuth@csbsju.edu> - 2014-02-22 12:08 -0600
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Jon Lane <jon@dorsal.tk> - 2014-06-26 09:12 +0000
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2014-02-22 19:06 +0000
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-09-17 10:32 +0100
          Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2014-09-17 12:49 +0100
            Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-09-17 21:55 +0100
              Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2014-09-18 06:35 +0100
                Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Torsten Bronger <bronger@physik.rwth-aachen.de> - 2014-09-18 20:37 +0200
                  Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2014-09-19 09:59 +0100
          Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com> - 2014-09-17 14:34 +0100
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-09-17 15:12 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-02-21 08:56 +0000
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-02-22 22:14 +0000
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-02-23 09:16 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2014-02-22 19:09 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-02-22 14:41 +0000
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-02-22 22:35 +0000
        Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-23 12:13 +0000
          Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-02-23 11:47 -0800
            Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-23 20:54 +0000
              Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-02-23 13:13 -0800
                Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 13:16 -0500
              Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 22:26 +0000
                Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2014-02-23 23:19 +0000
              Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-02-24 11:49 +0000
            Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 13:10 -0500
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 13:01 -0500
    Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 10:43 +0000
      Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-23 16:05 +0000
        Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-02-23 16:33 +0000
      Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-02-24 17:03 -0400
        Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-02-24 21:56 +0000
        Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-25 09:44 +0000
          Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-02-25 13:15 +0000
    Re: Potential Charter (was comp.misc list of ...) wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-23 11:31 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-02-24 12:12 +0000
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-02-24 14:59 +0000
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 13:38 -0500
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 13:37 -0500
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-24 20:37 +0000
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-02-25 21:33 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-02-26 12:41 -0500
      Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups "wjwlsn" <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-26 13:06 -0600
        Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-26 19:22 +0000
    Re: A comp.misc list of active newsgroups Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-03-14 23:24 +0000

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#935

FromHuge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Date2014-02-25 21:33 +0000
Message-ID<bn4ghjFd4ceU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#879
On 2014-02-24, wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2014-02-24, Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> wjwlsn wrote:
>>>> Over the past week or so, I've seen many people post about other
>>>> newsgroups (or hierarchies) that are active. I decided to collect all
>>>> those I could remember into a list.
>>>
>>> What about the thousands that you don't remember, and the thousands that
>>> you've never heard of?
>>
>> Precisely.
>>
>> huge@amun:~/Prog/News$ wc -l NIN_active.txt
>> 24113 NIN_active.txt
>> huge@amun:~/Prog/News$
>>
>
> Hmmm... when I said "remember", what I actually meant was "find when I went
> back and scanned through every message posted here since we moved in".

Oh, OK.

> Also,
> I hadn't really thought that this would become a complete list of all active news
> groups, but rather a list of active groups recommended by comp.misc posters...
> on the theory that we all probably have overlapping interests and might therefore
> enjoy similar newsgroups.

You're possibly likely better off starting with a full list and eliminating
things.


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#974

FromMichael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Date2014-02-26 12:41 -0500
Message-ID<alpine.LNX.2.02.1402261238240.12598@darkstar.example.org>
In reply to#543
On Tue, 18 Feb 2014, wjwlsn wrote:

> Over the past week or so, I've seen many people post about other 
> newsgroups (or hierarchies) that are active. I decided to collect all 
> those I could remember into a list. Perhaps we can find a way to 
> maintain and improve this list? (I'd volunteer to do this manually, but 
> I think there are probably better ways to do this... maybe a wiki page?)
>
> Anyway, feel free to suggest additions/changes, or suggest a good means 
> to allow group ownership and editing of the list. Please note that I'm 
> not trying to send anyone away; I expect you all to come back here 
> frequently!  :)
>
Less than a month into this, and you think you have some place in "saving 
usenet"?

If you want to save usenet, go out and find the newsgroups where things 
that matter to you are supposed to be discussed.  And then post away. That 
defines an active newsgroup, if there aren't people posting in that very 
small list then they couldn't be called active.  You can actually change 
things by trying to put on-topic traffic into unused newsgroups, rather 
than ignoring newsgroups simply because "there's no traffic".

You guys can't even tell what's an active newsgroup or not, "active" 
should mean lots of messages, and osme of those are pretty empty.

   Michael


  > Now, here's the list.
>
> alt.callahans
> alt.folklore.computers
> alt.fratellibros
> alt.survival
> cakewalk.audio
> comp.editors
> comp.lang.c++
> comp.lang.python
> comp.mail.mutt
> comp.mail.pine
> comp.mobile.android
> comp.os.linux.advocacy
> comp.os.linux.misc
> comp.os.vms
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.*
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
> comp.sys.mac.*
> comp.sys.mac.vintage
> comp.text.tex
> comp.unix.shell
> news.software.readers
> rec.food.cooking
> rec.games.frp.dnd
> rec.games.pinball
> rec.radio.amateur.*
> sci.electronics.repair
> soc.genealogy.*
> soc.history.*
>
> Note: in a couple of cases, I've listed a hierarchy and a single group in that hierarchy. That's because particular groups were singled out as being active and/or useful, whereas hierarchies might require some exploration to figure out which groups are worth your time.
>

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#996

From"wjwlsn" <ibillwilson@gmail.com>
Date2014-02-26 13:06 -0600
Message-ID<4651#11023@usenet.squte.com>
In reply to#974
Michael Black wrote:
> Less than a month into this, and you think you have some place in "saving 
> usenet"?

No, not really... but thanks for the inspiration underlying the new tagline
in my sig. :)

(And really, what's with the thinly-veiled hostility?)

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.

> If you want to save usenet, go out and find the newsgroups where things 
> that matter to you are supposed to be discussed. And then post away. That 
> defines an active newsgroup, if there aren't people posting in that very 
> small list then they couldn't be called active. You can actually change 
> things by trying to put on-topic traffic into unused newsgroups, rather 
> than ignoring newsgroups simply because "there's no traffic".

I think that one of the things that matters to many of us - the Slashdot
expats, anyway - is having a community that is active and interested in
discussing things with each other. This Usenet group, comp.misc, is merely
a means to that end. That doesn't mean we wish to limit who posts here, or
even what types of topics are discussed. Besides, what's considered on-
topic for comp.misc is pretty broad given the recognized purpose for this
group from the latest "List of Big Eight Newsgroups" post (Feb 15, 2014)
in news.announce.newgroups: "General topics about computers not covered
elsewhere".

So, we're basically doing what you suggest. One of us (can't remember who,
but I want to thank that person) went and found a newsgroup where things
that matter to us are supposed to be discussed, invited others to join in,
and we all started posting away. We actually changed things by putting on-
topic traffic into what was essentially an unused newsgroup. There may
occasionally be messages posted that might theoretically be a better fit
for other newsgroups, but since this group is defined rather broadly,
one could interpret it to be dedicated to general interest discussions
that don't get to the level of detail that would be expected for, or
appreciated by, the audience in a more specific group.

We have discussed concerns regarding the appropriateness of this particular
group for the conversations we wished to have, and tried to recommend
other groups that might be more appropriate for certain types of postings,
based on recommendations from others reading this group. That was the
original purpose of the "comp.misc list of active newsgroups" that I started
to compile, which was in no way intended to recommend that people ignore 
other newsgroups.

> You guys can't even tell what's an active newsgroup or not, "active" 
> should mean lots of messages, and osme of those are pretty empty.

Well, it was intended to be a community list based on recommendations
from any person that cared to reply. It was not intended to be a canonical
list of newsgroups that meet a specific definition of the word "active".
Besides, if anyone thinks a group on the list should be deleted, all they
have to do is say so and it'll probably get removed... maybe by me, or
maybe by someone else. While I may have started the list, I've never
claimed sole ownership.

Regards,
Bill

-- 
Join an active tech-news-and-discussion community in comp.misc...
Saving Usenet since February 2014! :p

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#997

FromRS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>
Date2014-02-26 19:22 +0000
Message-ID<lelets$r79$1@solani.org>
In reply to#996
On 2014-02-26, wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> 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.

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#1628

FromPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
Date2014-03-14 23:24 +0000
Message-ID<lg032s$7tr$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#543
wjwlsn wrote:
> Over the past week or so, I've seen many people post about other newsgroups (or hierarchies) that are active. I decided to collect all those I could remember into a list. Perhaps we can find a way to maintain and improve this list? (I'd volunteer to do this manually, but I think there are probably better ways to do this... maybe a wiki page?)
>
> Anyway, feel free to suggest additions/changes, or suggest a good means to allow group ownership and editing of the list. Please note that I'm not trying to send anyone away; I expect you all to come back here frequently!  :)
>
> Now, here's the list.
>
> alt.callahans
> alt.folklore.computers
> alt.fratellibros
> alt.survival
> cakewalk.audio
> comp.editors
> comp.lang.c++
> comp.lang.python
> comp.mail.mutt
> comp.mail.pine
> comp.mobile.android
> comp.os.linux.advocacy
> comp.os.linux.misc
> comp.os.vms
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.*
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
> comp.sys.mac.*
> comp.sys.mac.vintage
> comp.text.tex
> comp.unix.shell
> news.software.readers
> rec.food.cooking
> rec.games.frp.dnd
> rec.games.pinball
> rec.radio.amateur.*
> sci.electronics.repair
> soc.genealogy.*
> soc.history.*

BT's news server offers more than 106,000 and you may be sure they don't 
carry child pornography and bomb-making instructions for terrorist 
(which, as every right-thinking person knows makes up 90% of the Internet).

>
> Note: in a couple of cases, I've listed a hierarchy and a single group in that hierarchy. That's because particular groups were singled out as being active and/or useful, whereas hierarchies might require some exploration to figure out which groups are worth your time.
>


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She's the tenant of the room,
He's the ruffian on the stair.

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