Subj : Does Usenet still have value?
To   : Mewcenary
From : Arelor
Date : Wed Feb 09 2022 15:24:06

  Re: Does Usenet still have value?
  By: Mewcenary to All on Wed Feb 09 2022 06:47 pm

 > Hey all,
 > 
 > See subject for the key question.
 > 
 > I know it's popular for, ahem, 'files' but is it still utilised for
 > conversational topics?
 > 
 > I had a quick browse via groups.google.com and it seemed to be about 99.9%
 > noise to signal.

There are some groups which may carry actual conversationsd. Hustler's BBS used
to have a Usenet gateway to some active Usenet nodes.

The main problem is you need to have powerful filters to weed out the noise.
For example, Spanish usenet groups used to be very active and have legit users
when I stopped visiting them, but if you wanted to somehow enjoy it you had to
weed 75% of the traffic out.

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