Death of Usenet Writing Chatter

Just checking:

There's no longer any usenet discussions regarding writing, correct? Just the periodic trolls, flames, spam and loyal enmities. In reviewing the last 3 years, that seems to be the sum of it all.

Is there anything but facebook as an alternative? I really can't get with facebook. I was hoping there'd be something a little less twitter-brained. Certainly facebook could work, but I've not seen anything but clipped simplistic interaction. Dialogue via 3x5. And actually 3x5 is generous. Maybe 2x2.

I periodically google about looking for community, either via the net or real-world writing groups, but find nothing but dead ends.

Any aid appreciated.
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I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. -- Galileo

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