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Originally Posted by AdultKing
Although he edited it away, I think it's good to place HelterSkelter808's original post on the record for reference later on. |
I edited it because it's ultimately a futile argument and a waste of my time, and yours.
I'm actually not even a fan of the 1500+ days retention on Usenet. It's something Giganews started years ago, and that every other provider was forced to keep up with, and has resulted in most of those providers, that were formerly run by Usenet enthusiasts, being swallowed up by bigger corporations.
The character of Usenet changed with binaries, and spam, and it died completely with the advent of 3 year retention and the demise of the old services. I also can't stand the fuckwits who see it merely as an alternative to torrents or other forms of piracy, rather than understanding what Usenet actually is, or was.
That said, regardless of what I think of Usenet these days, the bottom line is you are not capable of doing anything to the major providers and everything you post about Usenet is hot air.