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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @05:13AM (#36859834)
"You know Usenet is almost-dead when there is not even spam in most groups."

"Spammers have decided "it's not profitable to send a few bytes to these open boards anymore" and if you think about it it's kinda sad"

As much as I hate spam, and I hate it a lot, yes, that's pretty damning evidence.

You know a new comms platform has arrived when the spammers, scammers, griefers, and propagandists do.

And you know it's dead when they don't even bother any more.

(afr-l notwithstanding)

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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by amtamt on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:33AM (#36860784)
That can also mean its time to start using Usenet again... and should keep it under radar this time.
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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by erremerre on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:34AM (#36860797)
Just like emule. Shhh
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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by kur_einu on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:05AM (#36861611)
soulseek works fine too :)
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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:55PM (#36868414)
Unless there's a change in the underlying management, motives, incentives, and financial support model, those problems will simply resurface.

And far more quickly this time than last.

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