XPost: alt.usage.english, news.software.readers   
   From: occam@nowhere.nix   
      
   On 04/02/2026 12:16, Blueshirt wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Dave (aka The Doctor, aka Yads) posts monthly stats posts to all   
   > of the newsgroups that he frequents, and has done so for many a   
   > year... some find them annoying, some find them interesting.   
      
   I'm personally in the 'find them interesting' camp.   
      
   >   
   > Generally, the posting number trend is downwards, say from 10   
   > years ago, but a good few groups are still healthy enough.   
   >   
   > It's not Usenet that is dying per se, it's more the people using   
   > it!   
      
    I think you will find a direct correlation between those two.   
   . I would agree more if you said the new generation tends   
   towards non-usenet media, bypassing usenet altogether.   
      
   > I assume the Usenet network will still be there long after   
   > we have all passed.   
      
   My sons disagree with you. After we have all passed, usenet groups will   
   all look like this:   
      
      
      
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