On 6/19/2012 5:13 PM, MotoFox wrote:
> And it came to pass that dsi1 delivered the following message unto the
> people, saying~
>
>> I think that's fine. I don't see anything wrong with the users stepping up
>> to the plate to preserve their own thing. I used to post on old bulletin
>> board systems and I thought that was great time. Too bad the old bulletin
>> boards got overshadowed by Usenet. OTOH, there are a lot of great
>> web-based forums out there.
>
> Actually, I think the World Wide Web itself (ugh) kind of overshadowed
> bulletin boards. I seem to recall the $ecret $ervice and the early Clinton
> administration also had a bit to do with it as well. Some of the better
> BBSen "out there" did provide Usenet access, and I think there might be a
> few that still do.
>
If old bbs were the only way other than facebook or google groups, and
Usenet died, I'd choose the old bbs. BBs were my first experience with
connecting with people across the world and I liked it.