Hello everyone,   
      
   My name is Nicholas Deleon and I'm an editor at Motherboard, Vice Media's   
   science and technology website based in New York.   
      
   I'm currently working on a story about Usenet text discussion groups and the   
   motivations to still use them in 2017 (as opposed to other platforms like   
   Facebook, Twitter, etc.) I used to lurk here when I was a kid in the early   
   2000s and I was pretty    
   surprised to see that there's still an active community. Would anyone be will   
   to speak to chat in the next couple days (can be via email, Skype, etc.) about   
   why they continue to post here? What are the draws to Usenet versus other   
   platforms? Does it    
   improve the level of discourse that the group is a little off the beaten path,   
   so to speak?    
      
   I can be reached by email at nicholas.deleon@vice.com if anyone would like to   
   get in touch.    
      
   Thanks!   
      
   -Nicholas   
      
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