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> But this system would need to be decentralized Back in the times of Usenet, this already existed: The client-side (hence decentral) "Scorefile" and "Killfile

• NoGravitas 10y ago
  I so often wish that web fora, social media, etc., all worked on a common protocol like a modernized Usenet so that we could use our choice of clients and have useful features like scorefiles. So much ink has been spilled about how Facebook's algorithm chooses what to show you, but imagine having complete control on the client side over both the algorithm, and the parameters tuning it. We used to have this, the only thing stopping it now is bad incentives.
  • marcosdumay 10y ago
    That's RSS. Too bad it was a mess of half-articles, intro paragraphs, fake submissions, and a very rare full article mixed in there somewhere.
    • vog 10y ago
      Although there is some truth in this, this is not the full picture. I believe that Usenet has been replaced mainly by mailing lists, not by blogs. Having long-text conversations through blogs is possible, but mailing lists and (what's left of the) Usenet are better suited - the same way as IRC and instant messangers are better suited for chats than email, although you could chat via email as well.
    • eeZah7Ux 10y ago
      No, RSS implement only a fraction of the features of usenet.