Old Geek <eldergeekenator@gmail.com> wrote in
news:csj96bt1co02i61c2fnopnbh59b878cg8u@4ax.com:
> On Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:28:39 -0600, Wink Wink Nudge Nudge
> <Wink@Nudgenot.com> wrote:
>
>>For the last - 5 years or so, I've heard "usenet is dying". I really
>>didn't see it. Yeah, we finally shed the "AOLers" (and from other
>>ISPs) but Groups waxed and waned, but mostly stayed the same. abmovies
>>and it's various forms, abtv, ab(fill in the porn) all seemed ot be
>>back at 2000 when I last posted, levels providing plenty of goodies
>>for all.
>>
>>Last couple of months, begining to wonder. Anyone here remember when
>>getting 30 meg up in a week was a feat?
>>
>>WwNn
>
> In those days I was pretty much a lurker. I didn't start posting until
> I got fixed wireless internet with the blazing 200 to 400k speeds
> depending on who all in town was using it. That was around 2000 or
> 2001.
> From what I remember usenet has been dying since before then...
> I think we are just in one of those slow times right now.
>
> EG.
>
i don't know, it has been one heck of a long slow down
but some groups have been showing signs of life
especially this one
d.w?
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