Re: Briding Usenet to other social networks?

On 2026/2/11 9:1:25, Daniel70 wrote:
> 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!!

Supervision by server operators is mostly gone.
_Self_-supervision/censorship by users seems to vary by 'group; in some
'groups, it's stronger than in others. Even in ones where thread drift
is notorious, there are some _types_ of post that - _mostly_ - don't
happen. (_Some_ 'groups are just a cesspit; I think some server
operators sometimes just drop them, even if not officially cancelled.)

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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is.