Google Groups Dropping Usenet Support

Fr Mac McDonald

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Dec 18, 2023, 4:34:36 AM12/18/23

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Looks like Google will be saying so long, farewell, bye-bye to new Usenet text based posts. https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638384883675451244-149195102&p=usenet&rd=1

Pax,
Pastor Mac

Dean Hoffman

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Dec 18, 2023, 9:31:19 AM12/18/23

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Google puts a little alert over the posts on my Macbook Air about the end of Google Groups. I think I switched to GG from Thunderbird and
AiOE because of a software problem. The only group I frequent that has any life is alt.home.repair. It does have home repair issues but has morphed into something like some old farts sitting around a morning coffee table. Politics and the T Man are frequent topics.

Frank

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Dec 19, 2023, 1:19:14 PM12/19/23

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Me too. I think aioe is now dead and eternal september can get flaky.
I see no reason to get paid access as I only go to a few groups. Now
that google groups is leaving it will mean more of a downhill spiral to
usenet.

It was more fun in the old days and the most active group ahr is now as
you describe.

MummyChunk

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Dec 21, 2023, 8:39:35 AM12/21/23

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> Fr Mac McDonald wrote:
> Looks like Google will be saying so long, farewell, bye-bye to new
Usenet text based posts.
https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638384883675451244-149195102&p=usenet&rd=1
>
> Pax,
> Pastor Mac

Plenty of other sites that carry this group. It s
not going anywhere.

This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=657512918#657512918

Mac JT

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Dec 30, 2023, 7:08:36 PM12/30/23

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Well, on the bright side , the Imus' Older Children thread will finally die.

Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity)

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Jan 9, 2024, 7:41:33 AM1/9/24

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Y'know, I blame "social" websites for this mess.

Places like Facebook, Twitter/Shitter/X or whatever their name
is this month. They're all like toilets, they sucked away all the
good, legitimate traffic from Usenet groups, and from topic-
specific private and public moderated forums.

This leaves cracks in the pavement so to speak, for the bots and
other dreck to creep in and ruin the place!

I'm a regular on several car-related forums, including one Filipino
based site, and for the most part, it's all good, clean car stuff -
driving cars, best SUV to buy, tire recommendations, how handle
a ticket if you get one, etc.

I for one would NEVER join a car- or any other topic - related group on
Facebook, for instance. I ask a simple underhood question, I get ten
conflicting answers, it devolves into argument, finger-pointing,
name-calling, political jabs, conspiracy spins, and ultimately someone
gets banned or ends up in "FB jail".

Noooooooo.....

thank you!

It's a shame that cesspools like that have won out over the bastions of
civility that Usenet and moderated closed forums used to be.

Frank

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Jan 9, 2024, 3:24:44 PM1/9/24

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It started decades ago when isp's stopped giving free use net usage.

Chris K-Man (Zickcermacity)

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Jan 10, 2024, 1:42:47 AM1/10/24

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That could also be a contributing factor, good point. It's not just one thing or another. Either way, a
damn shame, since Google groups was a good way to bring Usenet to the masses.