Re: Google Groups Dropping Usenet Support

On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 4:34:36=E2=80=AFAM UTC-5, Fr Mac McDonald w=
rote:
> Looks like Google will be saying so long, farewell, bye-bye to new Usenet=
 text based posts. https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_=
id=3D638384883675451244-149195102&p=3Dusenet&rd=3D1=20
>=20
> Pax,=20
> Pastor Mac
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Y'know, I blame "social" websites for this mess.

Places like Facebook, Twitter/Shitter/X or whatever their name=20
is this month.   They're all like toilets, they sucked away all the=20
good, legitimate traffic from Usenet groups, and from topic-=20
specific private and public moderated forums.

This leaves cracks in the pavement so to speak, for the bots and=20
other dreck to creep in and ruin the place!

I'm a regular on several car-related forums, including one Filipino
based site, and for the most part, it's all good, clean car stuff -=20
driving cars, best SUV to buy, tire recommendations, how handle=20
a ticket if you get one, etc.=20

I for one would NEVER join a car- or any other topic - related group on
Facebook, for instance.  I ask a simple underhood question, I get ten=20
conflicting answers, it devolves into argument, finger-pointing,=20
name-calling, political jabs, conspiracy spins, and ultimately someone
gets banned or ends up in "FB jail". =20

Noooooooo.....

thank you!=20

It's a shame that cesspools like that have won out over the bastions of=20
civility that Usenet and moderated closed forums used to be.