said by BF69 
:said by bgraham :Newsgroups are part of the Internet and I have used them since the internet started. I would be mad if my ISP dropped them because I would have to subscribe to a service.
I guess that 99% of mom and pop internet users do not even know they exist so they will get very few complaints.
I wouldn't call myself "mom and pop" I've been on the internet for nearly 9 years now and I consider myself pretty knowledgable. I've never used a newsgroup or even been to one. Not sure what one even looks like. I really don't see what the big deal is. Enlighten me.
No offense, but it sounds contradictory to claim to be a knowledgeable nine year "veteran" of the intertubes and not know what Usenet and newsgroups are...for the record, they're in the same aisle with the ftp's and whois. 
