Anyone remember when newsgroups where useable?

RawAlex · 2006-02-24, 10:24 AM

Toolz, I can remember when the newsgroups, Archie, and Veronica were about the only way to get anything (pre-browser days). the newgroups got lost in spam, petty power trips, weird politics, and http.

Now it is mostly a useless cesspool of people still living in 1993. Decent chat board software with simple moderation has made the usenet nothing but a very quaint throwback, similar to visiting an amish village. I am sure there are some people in there doing some good stuff, but it isn't hardly worth the effort to go see.

Alex

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2006-02-24, 10:24 AM	#3
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Toolz, I can remember when the newsgroups, Archie, and Veronica were about the only way to get anything (pre-browser days). the newgroups got lost in spam, petty power trips, weird politics, and http. Now it is mostly a useless cesspool of people still living in 1993. Decent chat board software with simple moderation has made the usenet nothing but a very quaint throwback, similar to visiting an amish village. I am sure there are some people in there doing some good stuff, but it isn't hardly worth the effort to go see. Alex