XPost: alt.comp.linux, alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/2/11 9:1:25, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 11/02/2026 1:26 am, Paul wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 2/10/2026 6:57 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>> On 10/02/2026 3:29 am, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/9/2026 9:38 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>> On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:14:32 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> If someone (maybe a student from IT) could write bridges or gateways   
   >>>>>> to sync Usenet with modern social networks like Facebook, Threads,   
   >>>>>> Reddit, etc!! It isn't difficult, right? Because Echomail of Fidonet   
   >>>>>> did it!! :)   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> We already had all that spam crap from Google Groups back when they   
   >>>>> were gatewaying Usenet, the last thing we need is for the spam crap to   
   >>>>> return from a new source.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Does Usenet have a general chit-chat newsgroup? Just dump them into it? :)   
   >>>>   
   >>> Doesn't every thread in every newsgroup go that way ...... if it 'lives'   
   long enough??   
   >>   
   >> Actually, no.   
   >>   
   >> Notice how some "hierarchies" have very very specific groups.   
   >> There is a group for noobs, where you can ask questions about   
   >> basics.   
   >   
   > I suppose I am suggesting (poorly) that, if there are only about 10 - 12   
   > posts in a thread it would, most likely, be pretty well "On-Topic" but,   
   > if the thread gets to 50-100-or more posts (like THIS thread), with   
   > various branches and twigs, there almost definitely WILL be some drift!!   
      
   Supervision by server operators is mostly gone.   
   _Self_-supervision/censorship by users seems to vary by 'group; in some   
   'groups, it's stronger than in others. Even in ones where thread drift   
   is notorious, there are some _types_ of post that - _mostly_ - don't   
   happen. (_Some_ 'groups are just a cesspit; I think some server   
   operators sometimes just drop them, even if not officially cancelled.)   
      
   --   
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   If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is.   
      
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