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Verily, in article <1044fdq$3p433$2@dont-email.me>, did
ant@zimage.comANT deliver unto us this message:
Probably, but not big as DejaNews and Google Groups. I can't remember
which. I wonder if there are any now.
A lot of people mention something called Karchive, though I haven't
visited it.
A lot of people mention something called Karchive, though I haven't visited it.
Well, it must've been shut down or someting, then.
By its nature, Usenet discourages low-effort posts. On Reddit, some quip often ends up as the top comment, upvoted by those who chuckle at it. Facebook is similar, swarming with low-effort memes and bogus tips in
the endless quest for engagement. Here on Usenet, we still talk, and our words stand or fall based on what we say.
Also: no edits.
Also: no edits.
That sometimes sucks, if you have updates to add or typos to slay.
That sometimes saves the day, because "rewriting history" is near to impossible.
Basically the same problem as with VCS/SCM.
Remotely related:
RFCs use an "Obsoleted by:" information which get patched into the
original RFC. If this is good enough for RFCs, I see no reason against
an "Updated-By:" header in posts. This would not break the existing references chain, which currently seems the biggest problem for
supersedes.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc977>
But sure this just will stay a dream.
On Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:47:11 +0042, yeti wrote:
That sometimes saves the day, because "rewriting history" is near to
impossible.
Basically the same problem as with VCS/SCM.
Please elaborate.
One could use supersedes, but I don't think nowaday Usenet servers
don't respect this anymore.
I've no idea why my local servers ignore Cancel and Supersede, but that probably only hints at I'm overlooking lots of stuff I should have fine
tuned after installing. I had a long break with news servers and
currently other stuff is nearer to the top of my to do list while
yelling for attention, but I hope to dive into NNTP deeper again.
On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:55:45 -0700, Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:
By its nature, Usenet discourages low-effort posts. On Reddit, some quip often ends up as the top comment, upvoted by those who chuckle at it. Facebook is similar, swarming with low-effort memes and bogus tips in
the endless quest for engagement. Here on Usenet, we still talk, and our words stand or fall based on what we say.
Also: no edits.
Also: no edits.
Yes indeedy. If we choose to send a message out, it's sent out forever.
On Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:58:03 -0700, Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:
Also: no edits.
Yes indeedy. If we choose to send a message out, it's sent out forever.
Another advantage: I'm on smallband atm (1 Mbps download), because I
reached 100% of my fixed volume (I'm probably the only one not having unlimited download/upload) and everything is slow as hell, but Usenet
isn't a problem.
I'd love to attract more smart people back to Usenet. Its anonymity
might appeal to the security-conscious.
On Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:37:32 -0700, Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:
I'd love to attract more smart people back to Usenet. Its anonymity
might appeal to the security-conscious.
I wouldn't start advertising on social media. Just the other day I read
that some people claim 50% of the content of social media is created by
bots. Dead Internet is nigh!