> The reason nobody uses Usenet is that unmoderated newsgroups were taken over by nazis and trolls Some of the sci.* hierachy was taken over by the mentally il

> The reason nobody uses Usenet is that unmoderated newsgroups were taken over by nazis and trolls Some of the sci.* hierachy was taken over by the mentally ill and crackpots. They aren't hateful or intentionally trolling with their insistent claims that they have discovered free energy, come up with new insights into the evolution of human language, etc., but the effect on fruitful discussion was much the same.