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The idea of building new Usenet-inspired discussion system is great. We can update it with new distributed tech, privacy, etc. However authors chose to limit it
by vzaliva 5y ago
The idea of building new Usenet-inspired discussion system is great. We can update it with new distributed tech, privacy, etc. However authors chose to limit it to "retro text-only inteface." In my opinion this is a handicap. At least basic hypertext a-la Slack markdown is expected. Otherwise it will appeal only to old users reminsicing about good old times.
- caslon 5y agoMarkdown was designed to be human-readable; there's no need to support it at the protocol level or the implementation level. That said, I don't see this appealing to old users, either. IPFS kind of ruins the appeal.
- encryptluks2 5y agoMarkdown isn't Slack-esq. By you saying that it makes it seem like you want this to be like some millennial service for kids who grew up on Discord and Twitter.
- Karrot_Kream 5y agoThis is such a silly thing to bikeshed over. The oldest millennials are 40. Tastes change with time.
- u801e 5y agoA number of NNTP clients supported rendering bold, italic, or underlined text by just adding enclosing asterisks, slashes, or underscores.