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   From: vagans@inanna.eanna.net   
      
   Wy  wrote:   
      
      
      
   > The idea is it's not merely an interface, but a feature superset to   
   > add threading and filtering and community features by default. A   
   > backwards compatible shift in the fundamental features above and   
   > beyond that of usenet. While some newsreaders provide parts of this,   
   > it lacks consistency and resource pooling. It contrasts to shifting to   
   > a 'web board' as many have done (like the above website) which leaves   
   > the existing community behind to form a new 'place' to compete with   
   > the old place.   
      
      
      
   I have felt resistance to what you have written in this thread, and now   
   it is becoming clear to me why. It seems you are describing integrating   
   usenet with the internet -- set aside for the moment the www and   
   interfaces. That is a profound structural and ideological shift. Usenet   
   is not the internet and is not a part of the internet. That it has been   
   propagated mostly via the internet has confused lots of people.   
      
   You may not have considered that, but maybe you have.  I don't know if   
   it is necessary for me to provide a few reasons why I think it is not a   
   good idea, but I can if you like.   
      
      
      
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