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That's not enough of a difference to cringe at the comparison though.

• pferde 8y ago
  Actually, being able (or not) to plonk a user on your own, instead of relying on moderators, is a night-and-day difference in experience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk_(Usenet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk_(Usenet)
  • hoistbypetard 7y ago
    I agree. Many of the mechanics that grew up around dealing with NNTP made for a very different experience compared to web forums. And I think we've lost something as we've moved on from it. (It was also a right pain in the ass in several ways... I just prefer the balance that made us strike to the dynamic that grows in a web forum now.)
• hoistbypetard 7y ago
  I was cringing because I think the comparison between reddit and late usenet is accurate, and I don't like that. Usenet was different at one point, that went away, and the cringe is because newsgroups looked a lot like subreddits by the end. You couldn't have had early 90s NANAE on reddit, and I don't think there is any public forum that is in the ballpark now. I should probably add that I'm saying this as a fan of and avid user of reddit. I'm unhappy about what we lost as Usenet wound down, not complaining about reddit.