The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the early
1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the airwaves
are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in
:

The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but
the airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

It's very true. If you look at the amount of traffic (excluding the
"binaries" groups) that usenet generates, you'll see that it's on a
steady/rapid decline. Ask the average person if they know what a newsgroup
is and you'll probably get a blank stare. Even among my computer savvy
friends, very few of them still use newgroups.

In reality, why? The interface is clunky. Message threads are lost unless
you use deja news (groups.google.com) to search them. Many groups are
loaded with spam. The user interface technology has improved massively
since news was created. It's death and/or lack of relevance is purely just
a matter of time.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long


I think the declining use is due to netkkkopping. Ganz has gotten posting to
entire newsgroups from any subscriber prohibited by certain Usenet Service
Providers. It's only a matter of time before everyone on Usenet is banned.

"Lloyd Bonifide" wrote in message
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"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long


I think the declining use is due to netkkkopping. Ganz has gotten posting
to entire newsgroups from any subscriber prohibited by certain Usenet
Service Providers. It's only a matter of time before everyone on Usenet is
banned.

But, Ganz is a known, avid liberal. As such, he has no other choice but to
work hard to limit free speech. The reason for this is because liberals have
never learned how to argue a point. They will always lose any argument with
those to the right of their political brainwashing. They are totally
ignorant as to facts. They ignore the real world and live in a self-imposed,
censored fantasy land. They argue with their feelings of inadequacy first
and foremost. So, their only recourse is to work hard to stifle honest
discourse.

This is the reason behind the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" misnamed, of
course. It is actually a censorship doctrine whose aim is to limit the free
speech of those expressing a conservative viewpoint because liberals have
continuously failed to compete using their moral and intellectually bankrupt
agenda and philosophy.

Have you been following Ganz's and Dave's arguments. Ganz gets trashed every
single time because he is totally ignorant and illogical. He uses his
liberal feelings as the source of his comments so it only takes a couple
well-chosen, logical words for Dave to smack him down every time.


Wilbur Hubbard

Lloyd Bonifide wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long



I think the declining use is due to netkkkopping. Ganz has gotten posting to
entire newsgroups from any subscriber prohibited by certain Usenet Service
Providers. It's only a matter of time before everyone on Usenet is banned.




More likely due to unrestricted cross posting.
It's easy to destroy a group that way.

--

Richard

(remove the X to email)

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
m...
Lloyd Bonifide wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long



I think the declining use is due to netkkkopping. Ganz has gotten posting
to entire newsgroups from any subscriber prohibited by certain Usenet
Service Providers. It's only a matter of time before everyone on Usenet
is banned.


More likely due to unrestricted cross posting.
It's easy to destroy a group that way.

--

No doubt, but Ganz netkkkops that too.

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long



Breaker breaker. I'm in the rocking chair! Anyone besides Scotty know that
reference?

There's probably a bear in the air with a camera. LOL

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
m...
Lloyd Bonifide wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long



troll sh*t removed

More likely due to unrestricted cross posting.
It's easy to destroy a group that way.


While true, this is the same sort of person who seeks to destroy others
because of inadequacies in himself. There will always be such people, and
the only thing you can do is ignore them when you can and confront them when
you must.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

Capt. JG wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long




Breaker breaker. I'm in the rocking chair! Anyone besides Scotty know that
reference?

There's probably a bear in the air with a camera. LOL


What's your 20, bandit?

--

Richard

(remove the X to email)

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:38:16 -0600, cavelamb himself
wrote:

Capt. JG wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

The last column in the current issue of PC magazine is an obituary for
Usenet. This group, and others like it, are now like CB radio in the
early 1980's. There are still a few die hards out there talking but the
airwaves are gradually going quiet.

10-4 good buddy. What's your 20?....

--
Roger Long




Breaker breaker. I'm in the rocking chair! Anyone besides Scotty know that
reference?

There's probably a bear in the air with a camera. LOL


What's your 20, bandit?

Let's stay on topic with the group.
Somebody has to mention rubber ducky.

--Vic