Re: Why can't we just "reset" Usenet?

Retro Guy wrote:

> Also, I don't know why someone is posting short quotes, not opinion on the
> quote, and links to Reddit. I, and I'm guessing some others, are not going
> to visit Reddit to read the info.

This is an example of the opinion that re-posts of material from other 
sources (mailing lists, newsletters, social media) will revive a 
newsgroup.  If your newsgroup is dying, you can revive it by posting 
material from other sources.  You have to admit that the article that 
you are disparaging has resulted in a flurry of activity in the target 
newsgroups.

I am not personally a fan of this technique.  My impression is that you 
end up with low-quality traffic that does not result in any followups in 
the newsgroup, to the point where the group becomes an echo of material 
available elsewhere. Is there value in consolidating information from 
several sources into one place?  Perhaps, but I prefer to go to the 
source and not be dependent on someone else to choose what I read.