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Posted by pogo on September 14, 2007, 7:41 pm
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> > > On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:49:16 -0700, CoyoteBoy
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> > > >I'd just found this group and was interested in what people had to
> > > >say, nice to find like-minded individuals, and then this sporgery
went
> > > >nuts and its spoiled it. Are there any other online forums of the
same
> > > >open discussion topic? Most I've come across seem to have a specific
> > > >robotics area in mind? Why do we continue to use usenet when its an
> > > >outdated and easily interrupted medium?! I'm guilty of it too, but it
> > > >does seem odd.
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> > > I've been posting to usenet since 1994, and the group spam
> > > flooding is infrequent. Most people on the net don't have a clue
> > > as to what usenet is. Even many of the MS MVPs in the "microsoft
> > > communities" don't know that they are using a web based usenet
> > > interface. ;)
> >
> > Personally, I've found that the relative non-mainstream aspect of usenet
> > newsgroups is nice - it reduces the likelyhood of everyone with a
browser
> > that just learned to write a bit of code getting on here and posting all
> > kinds of craziness (unless you look at the metalworking newsgroup, that
> > is! ) The sporgery took a dedicated effort.
> >
> > Anybody remember Gopher ? Wasn't that kind of like a Search Engine
before
> > Yahoo! came to life ?
> >
> > IMHO -
> > jcd
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> Fair points. I do think that usenet is a relatively poor effort at a
> community though, its like everyone staying in their house and talking
> over SMS instead of going to the pub and getting photos, if you catch
> my drift. Maybe I'm just frustrated at the lack of people posting here
> and the lack of "robotics" friends I have lol.
Good points, as well. I completely understand. On the other hand, I have
made some very good contacts on here that I pay close attention to when they
answer my posts. Quality vs. quantity, I suppose. But then again, with more
quantity, you do have more to choose from!
Back to the issue at hand, though. Perhaps it would be best to start another
*moderated* newsgroup, and just invite everyone to move over to that one ? I
believe someone else already suggested that and also to cross-post to this
one. But even that brings up issues. For example, I would be willing to
moderate it, however, since I am also starting up a small robotics venture
myself, I would have to take extreme measures to ensure against
conflict-of-interest issues - whether real or perceived.
Anyway, who knows what "usenet" will look like in another 10 years ?
Regardless, keep posting your thoughts! It's where good ideas come from!
JCD
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>say, nice to find like-minded individuals, and then this sporgery went
>nuts and its spoiled it. Are there any other online forums of the same
>open discussion topic? Most I've come across seem to have a specific
>robotics area in mind? Why do we continue to use usenet when its an
>outdated and easily interrupted medium?! I'm guilty of it too, but it
>does seem odd.