Re: Briding Usenet to other social networks?

On 11/02/2026 5:55 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> J. P. Gilliver <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2026/2/9 1:38:57, 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.
>> 
>> Yes and no; I do agree with what you say, that GG was often a pain.
>> But, usenet will die on the vine - I doubt it will make 20 years,
>> it might be less than five - unless it gets _some_ new users.
> 
> I'm not too optimistic about the longevity of Usenet either, but the 
> Death of Usenet has already been proclaimed so many times and there 
> *are* some young(er) posters.

How many former "UseNet" (??) posters thought "UseNet" died the day
Google-Groups died .... because THAT was THE only way to post to UseNet??

I know of one of the more numerous posters in one of my other Usenet
groups who hasn't been heard of since that day!!

> As I mentioned in another thread, one poster in his early twenties
> (~25), several from ~42 to ~49 and quite a few to ~70 (including you
> :-))

Almost me .... 70 in October!!

> So with the ever increasing life expectancy, we still might have 20
> years of Usenet.
> 
> Well, hope springs eternal, doesn't it!? :-)
> 
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Daniel70