Subj : Re: Is the [comp.human-factors] newsgroup dead?
To   : comp.human-factors,comp.programming
From : Andrew J. Cowell
Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 09:14 am

Agreed, at least for the text groups. I would have thought that Google
Groups would have helped usenet keep pace with the newer forms of group
interaction online but it seems not. A lot of HF traffic seems to move
around on email mailing lists.


On 9/19/05 8:04 PM, in article
432f72ef$0$80016$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com, "Thad Smith"
<ThadSmith@acm.org> wrote:

> Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
> 
>> Postings in [comp.human-factors] are now scarce, days or sometimes a whole
>> week between!
>> ...
>> I used to post in chf in a period some years ago (seven?), and as I recall at
>> that time there very lively debates, long threads, and just the "expected"
>> percentage of content free acronym-ridden postings by career academics.
> 
> My impression is that Usenet, in general, is declining.  I suppose it is
> being replaced by various Web-based forums.  An established ISP that I
> used in the past dropped their news service, and my newer ISP never had
> any, so I pay for an extra service.  Plug: octanews provides good
> service at a very low rate.  Teranews provides variable service for a
> small one-time signup fee.
> 
> In my experience most people who use the Internet don't even know about
> the _existance_ of Usenet!
> 
> As far c.hf is concerned, you might see if you can find some hf experts
> and find what resources they use for discourse.  I'm expect there are
> various forums scattered on the net.  Frankly, I miss the more active
> Usenet, but expect it to get worse, not better.
> 
> Thad
>

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