Re: Briding Usenet to other social networks?

On 11/02/2026 1:26 am, Paul wrote:
> On Tue, 2/10/2026 6:57 AM, Daniel70 wrote:
>> On 10/02/2026 3:29 am, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>>> On 2/9/2026 9:38 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:14:32 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If someone (maybe a student from IT) could write bridges or gateways
>>>>> to sync Usenet with modern social networks like Facebook, Threads,
>>>>> Reddit, etc!! It isn't difficult, right? Because Echomail of Fidonet
>>>>> did it!! :)
>>>>
>>>> We already had all that spam crap from Google Groups back when they
>>>> were gatewaying Usenet, the last thing we need is for the spam crap to
>>>> return from a new source.
>>>
>>> Does Usenet have a general chit-chat newsgroup? Just dump them into it? :)
>>>
>> Doesn't every thread in every newsgroup go that way ...... if it 'lives' long enough??
> 
> Actually, no.
> 
> Notice how some "hierarchies" have very very specific groups.
> There is a group for noobs, where you can ask questions about
> basics.

I suppose I am suggesting (poorly) that, if there are only about 10 - 12 
posts in a thread it would, most likely, be pretty well "On-Topic" but, 
if the thread gets to 50-100-or more posts (like THIS thread), with 
various branches and twigs, there almost definitely WILL be some drift!!
-- 
Daniel70