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| From | gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) |
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| Newsgroups | news.groups |
| Subject | Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* |
| Date | 2026-05-15 16:10 +0000 |
| Organization | Sonologic AB |
| Message-ID | <10u7ghu$2fbc$4@nntp.sonologic.net> (permalink) |
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Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: > Koen Martens <gmc@metro.cx> wrote: >>I have (granted, merely anecdotal) evidence that the number >>of dead groups with obsolete subjects scares new users off. >>People returning or new users perceive usenet as a wasteland >>full of obsolete subjects that no-one is interested in any >>more and see no reason to become interested themselves. > > That's not "evidence, merely anecdotal". That's something you just made up. > Anecdotal evidence might be hearing from specific new users who made > actual complaints along these lines, not just assumptions on your part. That is, indeed, what happened. I did not make that up. I've had two people I tried to get interested tell me exactly that after they gave it a try for a bit. > Stop sitting on your hands. You be the one to start the next interesting > discussion. I'm doing just that. At least, I post about things I find interesting, have interesting discussions with people who seem to have a shared interest, so I don't think I'm sitting on my hands. Cheers, Koen -- Software architecture & engineering: https://www.sonologic.se/ Sci-fi: https://www.koenmartens.nl/ Retrocomputing videos: https://retroscandinavian.eu/
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Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-05-15 15:48 +0000
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-05-15 16:10 +0000
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-05-15 16:36 +0000
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-05-16 11:11 +0000
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-05-16 11:52 +0000
Re: RfD: Rationalization of talk.* not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-05-17 09:24 +1000
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