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It could be some kind of a network, perhaps, a network of users. We could call it, "Usenet." All jokes aside, what you're describing has existed for over 30 y
by 15155 11y ago
It could be some kind of a network, perhaps, a network of users.
We could call it, "Usenet."
All jokes aside, what you're describing has existed for over 30 years.
- ci5er 11y ago> We could call it, "Usenet." You beat me to it by less than one minute. Dang!
- danbolt 11y agoThat's a good point! I guess much of the infrastructure and ideas are already in place. I know little about Usenet apart from some simple research, so perhaps I should take the time to learn more. Regardless, perhaps Usenet is lacking certain bits of accessibility and convenience that Reddit has? Or, part of me feels that Reddit has a large draw because it's not very difficult to create an account and start engaging. Features such as up/downvoting, badges, and the whole default web interface would make a lot of sense too.
- luckydude 11y agoUsenet is missing the upvote/downvote part. If it had that and a spam filter it would be mucho nicer than reddit in my opinion (which is skewed, I was on Usenet when there was no internet and I was quite fond of it before it got filled with spam).