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Bruce@Pixar.com (Bruce Perens) writes:

> I should have seen this from the reaction a decade
>ago to the plans to moderate all news groups so that they could be carried
>on Stargate.

Moderate all newsgroups!?! Was that a serious suggestion!?!?

>One test of the effectiveness of an electronic forum is the degree to
>which it is taken seriously by _outsiders_. The most successful netnews
>group in this respect appears to be comp.risks, which has gained something
>of the respect of a professional journal, and is often quoted in print.
>The structure and style of RISKS is quite different from that of the
>usenet in general, and this structure has been an important tool in
>earning the respect that RISKS has gained.

Usenet is not and does not want to be like a professional journal.
Newsgroups are a great media for fast interactive discussions between
peers, something that the one-way communication of a professional journal
never can replace. Besides many groups deals mostly with opinions,
something not well suited for a respected organ.

 
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