On Oct 30, 10:59*am, John Hall wrote:
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,*Dawlis h writes:

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This format is so unbelievably dated and it harks back to earlier days
of the Internet. That's why so few use it.

Usenet has much better functionality than most Web forums, but since
you're accessing it via Google you're missing out on much of that. It's
true that it's now less popular than Web forums, but that's because many
people are impressed by fancy graphics.
--
John Hall
* * * * * *"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless
* * * * * * information."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

That could be because "fancy graphics(!)" are far more interesting -
which is why they attract far more people.