Re: So long newsgroups...

On Sep 17, 12:31 pm, sa...@xxxxxxx wrote:
On Wed, 17 , RicodJour <ricodj...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 17, 10:34 am, sa...@xxxxxxx wrote:

Many users filter out all posts that originate from google groups...
and for good reason. The bulk of them are spam and trolls. If you want
to be a full fledged participant in an active newsgroup, don'r use
Google. You will have a much smaller audience.

I always get a kick out of post such as this.  I've been mucking about
on Usenet since ~1994.  I've used several different means of getting
to them, different providers, readers, etc., and I really don't have
any major issues with Google Groups for access.  I fully understand
the loathing for spam and trolls, and Google does a pretty reasonable
job of filtering out the spam without any of my help (there are some
groups that are worse than others, and there was that notable
onslaught of spam from half a year back).  The trolls are part of
Usenet and sometimes it's tough to tell the white hats from the black
hats.  I killfile very rarely as a little kid screaming doesn't bother
me unless I can't close the door.  Usenet is a closed door - you have
to open it to be enlightened or annoyed.

As far as the smaller audience...who cares?  Whether ten or a hundred
read the post, I'm usually just responding to one person.


Conetnt from google posters is overall not very high in quality. I
guess if you are looking for quantity vs. QWuality, then google is
great. BTW - My usenet experience predates yours. BFD.

I apologize. I wasn't trying to get into a pissing match with you - I
know you're full of piss! :)~

My point was that I'm not a newb, I've tried a bunch of means to
access Usenet, and Google isn't as horrendous as people make it out to
be. Google groups does a pretty good job of deleting the spam before
I see it. I guess it's that they do a pretty lousy job of policing
the spamposters that are using Google Groups, and that's what pisses
people off.

If the OP, CLG, needs free access, well, GG is one way to go.

R
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