so are there any usenet groups that can compare to ATOT?

dpopiz

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ok, sorry if this is a noob Q, but I'm a noob to usenet. in the past I always passed it off as unnecessary with web forums. but recently I've given it a better chance and I realized that it has a lot of advantages.

anyway, something that seems to be missing from usenet is the very large groups of misc people that talk about anything, like you get on web fourms. ex: ATOT

is that correct? or are there indeed some groups similar to the style of ATOT and other off topic web forums?
 

abaez

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DItto on the ghetto. Usenet forums aren't moderated and that makes for a bunch of never ending flame fests
 

Aves

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Originally posted by: Chumpman
usenet is for downloading warez

This doesn't seem nearly as effective as it used to be but here goes:


:roll:
 

illusion88

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Originally posted by: aves2k
Originally posted by: Chumpman
usenet is for downloading warez

This doesn't seem nearly as effective as it used to be but here goes:


:roll:

wait, I thought thats what usenet was for too...
you mean people talk on that thing?
 

Mandos

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Prenote: Sorry if I sound like an idiot. I've heard of it but I've never used it.
 

dighn

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Originally posted by: Mandos
What exactly IS usenet/

think of it as one huge collection of forums, spanning across servers worldwide which are all connected
 

Squisher

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Besides being a great way to get porn and downloads, Usenet is great information resource. Microsoft has a ton of newsgroups for their products. It's probably the best way to get an answer from them there is.

Best place for answers to gardening questions= rec.gardens and its derivatives (don't forget rec.ponds for water gardens)

Best place for answers to home repair questions= alt.home.repair