On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:23:24 +0100, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 22:12 11 Apr 2019, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 4/11/2019 3:59 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 3:45:53 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 9:35:30 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:31:09 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 3:39:03 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>>>>>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My guess is that it's typical for persons of an advanced age to
>>>>>>>> play it safe and stick with what they know. Let me assure you that
>>>>>>>> I've never been one to be afraid of messing up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dammit dsi1, there you go guessing about others again. lol.
>>>>>>> Granted, people do tend to resist change and stick to the good
>>>>>>> ol' things but not all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I find a recipe or method that I absolutely love, yes....I'll
>>>>>>> repeat it exactly. If it ain't broke, no need to fix it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That said, I also like experimenting with new food tastes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Old people will resist change more than younger. If we stick to the
>>>>>> rfc-verse, that's certainly true. There are people here that still
>>>>>> believe that NNTP servers and Windows is the only correct way to
>>>>>> access newsgroups. That blows my mind. As far as I know, NNTP and
>>>>>> Windows was never a good ol' thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In my case, I was never interested in sticking with the good ol'
>>>>>> thing. Once I learned to cook a dish, I stopped making it. I like to
>>>>>> get something that's broke and then learn how to fix it. At the
>>>>>> moment, I have to fix my guitar, ceiling fans, and car. Oh boy.
>>>>>
>>>>> You have your work cut out for you with Google Groups. Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> In the future, everybody is going to be using Google Groups - yoose
>>>> guys just don't know it. Well, not yet anyway, but soon you will. Hee
>>>> hee.
>>>
>>> I bet Google drops Usenet before everybody uses Google Groups.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> I'd be willing to bet that, too. No one likes Google Groups. And
>> despite all the dire warnings, Usenet is still around.
>>
>> Jill
>
>Google tried to gain Usenet leverage by buying the DejaNews archive. Then
>they ran DejaNews into the ground while promoting Google Groups, like a
>second Eternal September. What a mess.

They also reduced the search options, thus reducing the value of the
archive.