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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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> Root Badger <admin@rootbadger.com> writes:
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>> On 2026-06-07, Juancho <eternal@notreally.com> wrote:
>>> Koen Martens wrote:
>>>> Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:
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>>>>>I tend to agree. I don't think efforts like this would drive away usenet
>>>>>posters who have stayed here all along.
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>>>> I'm also not sure what a walled garden that is inspired by usenet
>>>> would add to the table. It's still a walled garden, whereas usenet
>>>> is an open, decentralised and federated space.
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>>> It adds nothing to the table. The proposal to replace USENET with a
>>> privately owned, all-topic-emcompasing, web forum is ludicrous.
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>> NO one said anything about replacing usenet, calm down, son.
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>> Nothing will ever replace usnet ffs, it is just a new social media
>> platform coming soon and will also be decentralized eventually.
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>> lol God damn!
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> The gist is not the "replacing" wording, it is the rest of those words
> that should be taken more into account.
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> Don't count me in, and I doubt you have a way to stop trolling if it
> reaches rootbadger.

RootBadger would be pro-free speech, but not pro-spam or pro-harassment.

People should be able to argue, criticize, disagree, joke, offend, and have
strong opinions without admins jumping in every five seconds.

But free speech does not mean flooding groups, harassing users, doxxing
people, impersonating others, posting malicious links, running fake-account
spam, or wrecking every discussion on purpose.

That is where the tools come in: email verification, new-user posting limits,
rate limits, link scanning, spam scoring, disposable email checks, duplicate
post detection, moderation queues, and admin controls for banning accounts,
email domains, IPs, IP ranges, and spam domains.

So the idea is simple: protect open discussion, but keep out the garbage that
makes open discussion impossible.

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Rootbadger

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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 social discussion for the modern web Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> - 2026-07-08 19:35 -0700
          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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