Usenet communities closing down

I'm not sure how long it will be before this one is gone..

http://www.neowin.net/news/usenet-co...s-closing-down

"mike" > wrote in :

> I'm not sure how long it will be before this one is gone..
>
> http://www.neowin.net/news/usenet-co...s-closing-down
>

Really? I find that hard to believe. The server I'm posting with now
didn't even exist 10 years ago. Looks like just another semi-tech type
journalism piece. The one thing I've learned about journalists is they
have *no* clue about computers and related topics and simply cannot
write proper articles about them.

"APLer" > wrote in message
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> "mike" > wrote in :
>
>> I'm not sure how long it will be before this one is gone..
>>
>> http://www.neowin.net/news/usenet-co...s-closing-down
>>
>
> Really? I find that hard to believe. The server I'm posting with now
> didn't even exist 10 years ago. Looks like just another semi-tech type
> journalism piece. The one thing I've learned about journalists is they
> have *no* clue about computers and related topics and simply cannot
> write proper articles about them.
>
well their mission statement is

"Where unprofessional journalism looks better."

I get the unprofessionalism vibe from them, you should read through the
forums some time. It's like digg, but different.. ;-)

"mike" > wrote in :

>
>
> "APLer" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "mike" > wrote in :
>>
>>> I'm not sure how long it will be before this one is gone..
>>>
>>> http://www.neowin.net/news/usenet-co...s-closing-down
>>>
>>
>> Really? I find that hard to believe. The server I'm posting with now
>> didn't even exist 10 years ago. Looks like just another semi-tech
>> type journalism piece. The one thing I've learned about journalists
>> is they have *no* clue about computers and related topics and simply
>> cannot write proper articles about them.
>>
> well their mission statement is
>
> "Where unprofessional journalism looks better."
>
> I get the unprofessionalism vibe from them, you should read through
> the forums some time. It's like digg, but different.. ;-)
>
More on the main point, I see no sign of giganews, astranews, easynews
or any of their competitors shutting down. The only real change I've
seen in the last couple of years with them is them not carrying some
groups and bubbanews and yottanews (which never really *was* a proper
server) having trouble.