From: stone@unix.dog   
      
   On 2025-01-22, solid hyrax  wrote:   
   > On 22/1/2025 11:26 PM, Stone Fox wrote:   
   >> On 2024-11-30, FurryDragon  wrote:   
   >>> On 25/11/2024 16:34, Bluefire wrote:   
   >>>> On 20/11/2024 21:45, FurryDragon wrote:   
   >>>>> On 19/11/2024 04:19, TechDunce wrote:   
   >>>>>> Now that google groups and down and the relatively easiest way to post   
   >>>>>> here is lost I am curious how many people are still here by whatever   
   >>>>>> other means.   
   >>>>>> _   
   >>>>>> Sent via Agent on an old laptop I dug out an ewaste bin   
   >>>>> I'm here for the first time, which was possible through eternal   
   >>>>> september and the Mozilla Thunderbird client, and I'm very happy to   
   >>>>> see that this place is still up!   
   >>>>> I however have no actual idea if any other places like   
   >>>>> alt.horror.werewolves or alt.fan.dragons are still active.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> --   
   >>>>> Sent via overpriced laptop given to me by a relative   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'm also using Thunderbird + Eternal September. It's... actually my very   
   >>>> first message to alt.fan.furry. So... hello everyone!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> With that said, I think it is somewhat sad Google Groups is no more. It   
   >>>> might have been a source of spam, but it was also for many a reason to   
   >>>> still use Usenet. As such, I am not sure if it's a net positive.   
   >>> Welcome to to the Newsgroup! It looks like my Usenet propaganda on the   
   >>> FFF discord has gotten at least one person to start using this ancient   
   >>> system...   
   >>>   
   >>> As sad as it is that Google Groups is gone, the lack of spam gives us an   
   >>> opportunity to become active here again. Hopefully, over time, more   
   >>> people might join us here. It's a surprisingly pleasant way to   
   >>> communicate with eachother.   
   >>   
   >> Yes, it's very nice. I can post on the command line, on Linux, without   
   >> a graphical desktop installed. Gone are the days of having to carry   
   >> around a phablet and rent a telephone number for the sole purpose of   
   >> using Telegram.   
   > Now that you guys have this newfound freedom to talk on the newsgroup   
   > without the annoyance of spam again. What subject would be the first   
   > thing that you would open with?   
      
   Anything Furry! Art, furmeets, stories, etc. I'll occassionally start a   
   thread, to keep things rolling.   
      
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