From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2023-12-15 06:05:33 +0000, fadden said:   
   > On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7:10:32 PM UTC-8, Your Name wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Google Groups has always been an extremely crap way to read Usenet, as>   
   >> well as a source of tons of tolling morons. Anyone with sense gets a>   
   >> Usenet provider service (there are free ones) and a proper newsreader>   
   >> app.   
   >   
   > The problem isn't that people who want to read comp.sys.apple2 won't be   
   > able to.  The problem is that people who have no idea what   
   > comp.sys.apple2 is will no longer have a zero-barrier way to access it.   
   >  They need to find an app and a feed provider, which creates a barrier   
   > to access that many people won't cross simply because it's inconvenient.   
   >   
   > Google Groups made it possible to post a simple URL and say,   
   > "comp.sys.apple2 is here, you can read and post easily".  I agree that   
   > it's not a great way to access Usenet, but it's really convenient.   
      
   Convenient to access, but disgustingly bad to actually use, which puts   
   sane people off.   
      
   For those who want web brwoser based Usent, there are other ways.   
   Easynews being one, although it is not free (there is a free trial and   
   you can get 80% off the price via NewsgroupReviews.com,   
      
      
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