Subj : Re: Computers
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Jul 31 2024 07:05:00

-=> MIKE POWELL wrote to TENSER <=-


 MP> While I cannot disagree that the content wasn't better for certain
 MP> topics, most Internet discussion boards and email lists have rules
 MP> that are just as restrictive... and much easier to enforce.

 MP> Usenet, OTOH, was more of a wild west that had more participants (in
 MP> some areas) but also more fighting.


Usenet had their restricted areas, too -- I was a telecom manager in a
former life, and comp.dcom.telecom was my goto newsgroup. It was
moderated and very informative when I was soaking up telco knowledge.

Some people started up comp.dcom.telecom.unmoderated, so you could get
your telco content straight up or unmoderated.

It's oddy to think back to a usenet that was mostly content an
slightly spammy, instead of vice versa.




.... Faced with a choice, do both.
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