Re: LOTR beta open at Fileplanet

mike_noren2002@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

What puzzles me is that they target usenet, though. Personally I
thought usenet was just a fossil of the 90's with all the relevance of
a Star Trek convention,


That why you are here?

and that the web fora is where all the action
is now,


That's where the kiddies hang out. This medium is (mostly) one that requires a little more intelligence to use, which means there is a slightly higher singal-to-noise ratio. Standard news client also makes it easy to KF the weirdos that do show up, so you only see them once and they are gone.

but apparently the shills find it worthwhile to drop some stuff
here too.


Usenet is mainly unmoderated, whereas boards tend to have gratuitous advertising ripped off them, unless a fee is paid.

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