New Cessna Forum

Jose wrote:
There's a new membership-based discussion forum

I don't understand the advantage of such a forum over Usenet (except
maybe OT postings, which I can skip).

Jose


Actually I don't quite understand why there are so many 'private'
discussion groups, for all kinds of products and applications, some
where you even have to pay. I can understand this where membership is
controlled due to sensitive or private information, but for the vast
majority of these groups anyone can join just by sending an email to
majordomo. May be they are afraid of a wider audience, or stage fright.
May be this is also why some specify 'no-archive' on their usenet
postings.

Actually I don't quite understand why there are so many 'private'
discussion groups...

Yanno... if Usenet didn't exist, and somebody just invented it, it would
be considered a great advance, like podcasting.

Jose
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:17:55 GMT, Jose
wrote in :


Yanno... if Usenet didn't exist, and somebody just invented it, it would
be considered a great advance, like podcasting.

Due to Usenet's lack of a central controlling authority, the
government would probably attempt to prevent its implementation out of
fear.

On 14 Aug 2006 19:56:58 -0700, "Andrew Sarangan"
wrote in . com:

for the vast majority of these groups anyone can join just by sending an email to
majordomo.

There is are differences between groups that require its members to
join, and Usenet. The group moderator has the ability to oust what
s/he considers "disruptive" members at the expense of limited
exposure.

There is are differences between groups that require its members to
join, and Usenet. The group moderator has the ability to oust what
s/he considers "disruptive" members at the expense of limited
exposure.

There are also moderated Usenet groups.

Jose
--
The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

In article . com,
"Andrew Sarangan" wrote:

Actually I don't quite understand why there are so many 'private'
discussion groups, for all kinds of products and applications, some
where you even have to pay. I can understand this where membership is
controlled due to sensitive or private information, but for the vast
majority of these groups anyone can join just by sending an email to
majordomo. May be they are afraid of a wider audience, or stage fright.
May be this is also why some specify 'no-archive' on their usenet
postings.

If it is moderated, you won't get the off-topic thread drift and flames.
This would seem to make it a more "civilized" forum.