drivebyposter
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| reply to BF69
Re: Newsgroups are part of the Internet
said by BF69  :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. It's like email but with a topic hierarchy that goes 4 (or more) levels deep. It "looks" however you want it to look (unless you're using a screen reader). All functionality is provided by the client program.
The client programs provided advanced functions still not available in most forums and blogs. For example, you could block entire threads with a single command. Most modern forums only allow you to block the poster, not the replies to their posts.
As with email, posters pick a subject line for each message. This is in addition to the group's topic. That allows conversations to split, shift, merge and reform naturally, and also allows people to block subjects that don't interest them. |
