Re: Google Groups Dropping Usenet Support

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 3:24:44=E2=80=AFPM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
> On 1/9/2024 7:41 AM, Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity) wrote:=20
> > On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 4:34:36=E2=80=AFAM UTC-5, Fr Mac McDona=
ld wrote:=20
> >> Looks like Google will be saying so long, farewell, bye-bye to new Use=
net text based posts. https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?vis=
it_id=3D638384883675451244-149195102&p=3Dusenet&rd=3D1=20
> >>=20
> >> Pax,=20
> >> Pastor Mac=20
> > _______________=20
> > Y'know, I blame "social" websites for this mess.=20
> >=20
> > 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.=20
> >=20
> > This leaves cracks in the pavement so to speak, for the bots and=20
> > other dreck to creep in and ruin the place!=20
> >=20
> > I'm a regular on several car-related forums, including one Filipino=20
> > 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
> >=20
> > I for one would NEVER join a car- or any other topic - related group on=
=20
> > 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=
=20
> > gets banned or ends up in "FB jail".=20
> >=20
> > Noooooooo.....=20
> >=20
> > thank you!=20
> >=20
> > It's a shame that cesspools like that have won out over the bastions of=
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> > civility that Usenet and moderated closed forums used to be.
> It started decades ago when isp's stopped giving free use net usage.
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That could also be a contributing factor, good point.  It's not just one th=
ing or another.  Either way, a
damn shame, since Google groups was a good way to bring Usenet to the masse=
s.