Re: Is it time to abandon Usenet for Usenet II?

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Rich Kulawiec (rsk@itw.com)
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 20:25:23 -0400 (EDT)


>And peace and quiet will return to the newsgroups. Folk will finally
>be able to 'tune in' and talk about relevant subjects in relevant
>newsgroups. And if they don't - they get their little usenet connections
>bashed...

This is the way it once was -- more or less. And for all of the trumped-up
sensational slogams like "moderation will mean censorship" and "the cabal
doesn't want you to know this", it really worked quite well. I think it
can work quite well again, and thus I'm suggesting that we -- as a group --
consider whether or not we should migrate there en masse.

Selfishly speaking, I can see where it would make the life of a FAQ
maintainer one hell of a lot easier. I also find myself wondering
whether the audience there will be more receptive than the audience
on Usenet I; presuming that each of us writes with the presumption that
our words are actually read and used, my guess is that each of us would
prefer to write for an audience that might actually pay attention.

---Rsk