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Re: SUSE Reviving Usenet [message #411889 is a reply to message #411881] Fri, 15 October 2021 05:07 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Harry Vaderchi is currently offline  Harry Vaderchi
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:27:10 -1000
Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> wrote:

> Maus <Greymaus@mail.com> writes:
>> I was amazed when I moved from a BBS to usenet, at how `wild' the
>> discussion was people would attack you for nno reason, just for fun.
>> With the BBS system. if you get such a messae, you could call round
>> to the poster to discuss the matter.
>>
>> With the bbs systems, it cost little to set up a host, but
>> expensive to call them.
>
> ... also periodically noticed from 90s on ... if troll wasn't
> generating enough for their satisfaction ... they would assume
> multiple persona taking different sides trying to draw in as many as
> possible into discussion

There's still a few lonely loons; see e.g. alt.usenet.kooks, but I
really wouldn't recommend it.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.
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