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

In article <[email protected]>, Steve Bonine  <[email protected]> wrote:
>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 have seen this happen and perhaps if there are very occasional posts
it might actually be of benefit.  But in cases like rec.radio.amateur.
groups, it drove off the few remaining readers.  And the ISP that hosted
the redistributor was blamed for the mess, rather than the fellow who
actually ran the redistributor on an account at that ISP.
--scott

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