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Re:The Bullshit Web by mr_toad on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @07:10PM (#17658136)
In Usenet’s particular case it was its open, unmoderated nature that killed it - once it became 99% spam, warez and CP most ISPs dropped it.
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Re:The Bullshit Web by Gravityloss on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @01:13AM (#17659887)
There were moderated groups but IIRC they were updating more slowly because every message was reviewed.

Anyway, there was a certain barrier for entry so there were less users and messages. But some really good experts posted there. And some really fun jokers.

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