small Usenet-style web forum: RootBadger

I help test a small discussion site that might be interesting to people who
still like topic-first conversations:

https://www.rootbadger.com

RootBadger is a web forum, but it borrows the parts of Usenet that still make
sense: readable threads, named groups, topical hierarchies, and titles that
actually say what a thread is about. It is not trying to replace Usenet. It is
more like "what if a modern web board kept the useful namespace idea instead of
turning everything into one feed?"

The groups are under rb.* so they do not pretend to be the global Usenet tree.
There are areas like rb.comp, rb.rec, rb.sci, rb.soc, rb.talk, rb.alt, plus
language and regional spaces. There are also specific groups for Linux,
programming, computer security, privacy, radio, books, music, news, cryptids,
science, politics, and a few odd corners.

One part I like is called BurrowCraft. It is just a posting guide: use a clear
subject, put the post in the right group, quote only the useful bit, write in
short paragraphs, and leave people something worth replying to. Pretty basic,
but useful when a forum is trying not to become another noisy comment stream.

If anyone here misses structured groups but does not want another giant social
network, it may be worth a look. I would be interested in what old Usenet users
think should be copied, avoided, or done differently.