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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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#543 — A comp.misc list of active newsgroups

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.*

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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#545

On 2014-02-18 22:19:01 +0000, wjwlsn said:

> 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!  :)
> 
> 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.

Thanks for your post.  I think that the best way might be to just add 
to the list here on comp.misc - that way there's no extra 
infrastructure needed.

If people would insert their additions in alphabetical order and 
re-post the whole list, that would probably be an excellent move as it 
would make periodic re-posting of the list easy.  I'm not sure how long 
articles are retained for everybody but reposting the list every few 
months might be good.  Hopefully the list expands over time - I have 
personally brought a few buddies back onto Usenet in just the past few 
months so I know it's possible.  Spread the word!  I've made a minor 
addition or two below.

> 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.apple2
> 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.games.roguelike.nethack
rec.heraldry
rec.photo.digital
> rec.radio.amateur.*
> sci.electronics.repair
> soc.genealogy.*
> soc.history.*

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#548

On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:38:02 -0800, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:

> If people would insert their additions in alphabetical order and re-post
> the whole list, that would probably be an excellent move as it would
> make periodic re-posting of the list easy.

Thanks, wjwlsn & Oregonian! Added 2 active groups below.

>> 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.apple2
>> 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.games.roguelike.nethack rec.heraldry rec.photo.digital
>> rec.radio.amateur.*
>> sci.electronics.repair soc.genealogy.*
sci.logic
sci.physics.relativity
>> soc.history.*

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#578

Koen <koen.lefever@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:38:02 -0800, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> 
>> If people would insert their additions in alphabetical order and re-post
>> the whole list, that would probably be an excellent move as it would
>> make periodic re-posting of the list easy.
> 
> Thanks, wjwlsn & Oregonian! Added 2 active groups below.
> 
>>> 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.apple2
>>> 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.games.roguelike.nethack rec.heraldry rec.photo.digital
>>> rec.radio.amateur.*
>>> sci.electronics.repair soc.genealogy.*
> sci.logic
> sci.physics.relativity
>>> soc.history.*

There are dozens of active groups in the uk.* hierarchy. In particular,
uk.d-i-y, uk.rec.sheds, uk.legal.moderated, uk.comp.sys.mac and
uk.radio.amateur. There's much drama often happening in uk.net.news.*
too...

-- 
Stephen Thomas Cole // Sent from my iPhone

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#649

On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:21:35 +0000, Stephen Thomas Cole wrote:

> There are dozens of active groups in the uk.* hierarchy...

uk.railway for gricers
-- 
(Remove any numerics from my email address.)

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#708

On 2014-02-21, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:21:35 +0000, Stephen Thomas Cole wrote:
>> There are dozens of active groups in the uk.* hierarchy...
> uk.railway for gricers

Interesting group.  What is the origin of the word 'gricer?'

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#852

On Saturday, 22 February 2014 16:39:09 UTC+1, RS Wood  wrote:
> On 2014-02-21, Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:21:35 +0000, Stephen Thomas Cole wrote:
> 
> >> There are dozens of active groups in the uk.* hierarchy...
> > uk.railway for gricers
> 
> Interesting group.  What is the origin of the word 'gricer?'

The unfortunate answer is nobody really knows for sure.  It dates from at
least the early C20th, possibly earlier, but the exact source is unclear.

Robin

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#582

On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:14:18 +0000 (UTC), Koen belched forth:

> On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:38:02 -0800, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> 
>> If people would insert their additions in alphabetical order and re-post
>> the whole list, that would probably be an excellent move as it would
>> make periodic re-posting of the list easy.
> 
> Thanks, wjwlsn & Oregonian! Added 2 active groups below.
> 
>>> 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.apple2
>>> 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.games.roguelike.nethack rec.heraldry rec.photo.digital
>>> rec.radio.amateur.*
>>> sci.electronics.repair soc.genealogy.*
> sci.logic
> sci.physics.relativity
>>> soc.history.*

I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.

-- 
Am I really conceited?  No, but I have every right to be!
conceitedjerk.blogspot.com / Twitter: @Conceitedjerk

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#597

>
> I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.
>

That's a new one for me - going to check it out!  This is fun.

I feel obliged to self-interestedly put in a plug for the hierarchy I 
manage, dictator.*.  It consists of 8 text-only groups, and the topic is 
bad governance, autocracy, and tyranny.  It's not an old Usenet group 
that is still running, it was created in June 2012 and has been 
spam-free and on-topic two years and 2000+ posts later.  Unfortunately, 
not all NSPs carry the hierarchy: Individual.net, Eternal-September, and 
AIOE all do not, and I've been unable to convince them to do so. 
Albasani, Weretis, Solani, BlueWorldHosting, and most Dutch and German 
NSPs do.

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#637

On 2014-02-20, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.
>>
>
> That's a new one for me - going to check it out!  This is fun.
>
> I feel obliged to self-interestedly put in a plug for the hierarchy I 
> manage, dictator.*.  It consists of 8 text-only groups, and the topic is 
> bad governance, autocracy, and tyranny.  It's not an old Usenet group 
> that is still running, it was created in June 2012 and has been 
> spam-free and on-topic two years and 2000+ posts later.  Unfortunately, 
> not all NSPs carry the hierarchy: Individual.net, Eternal-September, and 
> AIOE all do not, and I've been unable to convince them to do so. 
> Albasani, Weretis, Solani, BlueWorldHosting, and most Dutch and German 
> NSPs do.

You manage this dictator.*. alone?


-- 
maus
 .
  .
...

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#641 — [OT] Dictator hierarchy

On 2014-02-20, greymausg <maus@mail.com> wrote:
> On 2014-02-20, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.
>>>
>>
>> That's a new one for me - going to check it out!  This is fun.
>>
>> I feel obliged to self-interestedly put in a plug for the hierarchy I 
>> manage, dictator.*.  It consists of 8 text-only groups, and the topic is 
>> bad governance, autocracy, and tyranny.  It's not an old Usenet group 
>> that is still running, it was created in June 2012 and has been 
>> spam-free and on-topic two years and 2000+ posts later.  Unfortunately, 
>> not all NSPs carry the hierarchy: Individual.net, Eternal-September, and 
>> AIOE all do not, and I've been unable to convince them to do so. 
>> Albasani, Weretis, Solani, BlueWorldHosting, and most Dutch and German 
>> NSPs do.
>
> You manage this dictator.*. alone?

It's a private hierarchy, so it's not subject to the board management
model that the rest of the Big-8 are, and the newsgroup structure isn't
going to change, so there's not much management to do.  The hard part -
and it is an advantage of Usenet - is that first you have to get other
news admins to peer with you so the articles propagate; then you have to
convince NSPs to carry your hierarchy.  That second task is tough.  But
once your articles are propagating, the techncal part of managing a
hierarchy is not that hard.  I think running an NSP (log ins, user
support, etc.) is a hell of a lot harder.   Have a look at
www.dictatorshandbook.net to see more about the subject matter on those
8 groups.

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#648

greymausg <maus@mail.com> wrote:
> On 2014-02-20, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.
>>> 
>> 
>> That's a new one for me - going to check it out!  This is fun.
>> 
>> I feel obliged to self-interestedly put in a plug for the hierarchy I 
>> manage, dictator.*.  It consists of 8 text-only groups, and the topic is 
>> bad governance, autocracy, and tyranny.  It's not an old Usenet group 
>> that is still running, it was created in June 2012 and has been 
>> spam-free and on-topic two years and 2000+ posts later.  Unfortunately, 
>> not all NSPs carry the hierarchy: Individual.net, Eternal-September, and 
>> AIOE all do not, and I've been unable to convince them to do so. 
>> Albasani, Weretis, Solani, BlueWorldHosting, and most Dutch and German 
>> NSPs do.
> 
> You manage this dictator.*. alone?
> 

Asking questions of Herr Dictator is counter-revolutionary. You and your
family must report immediately to your Local Area Co-Ordinator for
political re-education. 

-- 
Stephen Thomas Cole // Sent from my iPhone

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#975

On Thu, 20 Feb 2014, greymausg wrote:

> On 2014-02-20, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.
>>>
>>
>> That's a new one for me - going to check it out!  This is fun.
>>
>> I feel obliged to self-interestedly put in a plug for the hierarchy I
>> manage, dictator.*.  It consists of 8 text-only groups, and the topic is
>> bad governance, autocracy, and tyranny.  It's not an old Usenet group
>> that is still running, it was created in June 2012 and has been
>> spam-free and on-topic two years and 2000+ posts later.  Unfortunately,
>> not all NSPs carry the hierarchy: Individual.net, Eternal-September, and
>> AIOE all do not, and I've been unable to convince them to do so.
>> Albasani, Weretis, Solani, BlueWorldHosting, and most Dutch and German
>> NSPs do.
>
> You manage this dictator.*. alone?
>
What's to manage?  He didnt' say they were moderated newsgroups.

It's no wonder newsservers dont' want it, it's a local type naming without 
relationship to any locale.  Apparently alt. wasn't good enough, he wanted 
yet another hierarchy, that has as much clout as alt.

   Michael

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#987

Michael Black wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2014, greymausg wrote:
>
>> On 2014-02-20, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I read comp.dcom.telecom a lot.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's a new one for me - going to check it out! This is fun.
>>>
>>> I feel obliged to self-interestedly put in a plug for the hierarchy I
>>> manage, dictator.*. It consists of 8 text-only groups, and the topic is
>>> bad governance, autocracy, and tyranny. It's not an old Usenet group
>>> that is still running, it was created in June 2012 and has been
>>> spam-free and on-topic two years and 2000+ posts later. Unfortunately,
>>> not all NSPs carry the hierarchy: Individual.net, Eternal-September, and
>>> AIOE all do not, and I've been unable to convince them to do so.
>>> Albasani, Weretis, Solani, BlueWorldHosting, and most Dutch and German
>>> NSPs do.
>>
>> You manage this dictator.*. alone?
>>
> What's to manage? He didnt' say they were moderated newsgroups.
>
> It's no wonder newsservers dont' want it, it's a local type naming
> without relationship to any locale. Apparently alt. wasn't good enough,
> he wanted yet another hierarchy, that has as much clout as alt.
>
> Michael
>

Actually, many NSPs have taken on the dictator.* hierarchy.  Say what 
you will about clout, it has a better signal-to-noise ratio than many 
groups.  And the reputation of the alt.* hierarchy is poor enough I 
thought it was better to start fresh.  But thanks for your enthusiasm 
anyway.

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#853

Gricer means a trainspotter - but more so.
There is an anecdote that suggests it comes from the word 'grouse'.


-- 
regards
~tdk
View this thread at http://squte.com/node/4651#comment-10910

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#546

The sci.logic and sci.physics.relativity groups are also very active.

With the sci.physics.relativity group, the problem is that it would take 
a lifetime to figure out who are the crackpots and who really knows what 
they are talking about. In some cases it is straightforward, but in some 
discussions it is really hard because everybody accuses everybody else of 
being an idiot or worse.

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#560

> The sci.logic and sci.physics.relativity groups are also very active.

Cool, I added those in along with a few others... including comp.misc. just in case this list gets copied somewhere else.

>> alt.callahans
alt.comp.os.windows-8
>> alt.folklore.computers
>> alt.fratellibros
>> alt.survival
>> cakewalk.audio
>> comp.editors
comp.lang.awk
comp.lang.c
>> comp.lang.c++
comp.lang.fortran
comp.lang.javascript
>> comp.lang.python
comp.lang.tcl
>> comp.mail.mutt
>> comp.mail.pine
comp.misc
>> comp.mobile.android
>> comp.os.linux.advocacy
>> comp.os.linux.misc
comp.os.ms-windows.misc
>> comp.os.vms
> comp.sys.apple2
>> 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.games.roguelike.nethack
> rec.heraldry
> rec.photo.digital
>> rec.radio.amateur.*
>> sci.electronics.repair
sci.logic
sic.physics.relativity
>> soc.genealogy.*
>> soc.history.*


--
Now frequenting comp.misc daily in a prolonged fit of netstalgia.

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#559

wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> 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.*
> 
> 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

alt.philosophy is active too, but is pretty full of 
zealots and crazies.  Ditto for alt.atheism and a good
number in the same vein. They'll be flaming each other
until the fourth coming of Bob Dobbs.

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#563

On 2014-02-18, wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> 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?)

Cool idea.  There's many of us who have come back after a hiatus.

-- 
  Lance Orner (lance@orner.net)

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#633

Here's an updated list with all contributions to date, plus some others
that I found myself during my explorations. Enjoy!

(Suggestions for correction/addition/deletion? Reply to this post!)

> alt.callahans
> alt.comp.os.windows-8
> alt.folklore.computers
> alt.fratellibros
> alt.survival
> cakewalk.audio
comp.dcom.telecom
> comp.editors
> comp.lang.awk
> comp.lang.c
> comp.lang.c++
> comp.lang.fortran
> comp.lang.javascript
> comp.lang.python
> comp.lang.tcl
> comp.mail.mutt
> comp.mail.pine
> comp.misc
> comp.mobile.android
comp.mobile.ipad
> comp.os.linux.advocacy
> comp.os.linux.misc
> comp.os.ms-windows.misc
> comp.os.vms
> comp.sys.apple2
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.*
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
> comp.sys.mac.*
> comp.sys.mac.vintage
> comp.text.tex
> comp.unix.shell
dictator.*
gnu.*
linux.*
> news.software.readers
perl.*
> rec.food.cooking
> rec.games.frp.dnd
> rec.games.pinball
> rec.games.roguelike.nethack
> rec.heraldry
> rec.photo.digital
> rec.radio.amateur.*
> sci.electronics.repair
> sci.logic
> sci.physics.relativity
> soc.genealogy.*
> soc.history.*
uk.*
uk.comp.sys.mac
uk.d-i-y
uk.legal.moderated
uk.net.news.*
uk.radio.amateur
uk.rec.sheds

(That last one sounds intriguing... are sheds the man-caves of the UK?)

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