LNHY: Never Asked Questions about LNHY (updated)

[Arthur Spitzer]

On 12/23/10 7:02 AM, Andrew Perron wrote:
> On Dec 22, 8:37 pm, Arthur Spitzer<arspit... at earthlink.net>  wrote:
>> On 12/22/10 3:39 AM, Andrew Perron wrote:
>
>>> I think what we need to do is play up the strengths of RACC: A small,
>>> friendly community that enjoys silliness, adventure, and thoughtfulness
>>> (but isn't averse to seriousness and/or action), where the stories you
>>> write will get feedback.
>>
>> I suppose... although I think blogs, message boards, and webcomics are
>> king and Usenet is a relic now days... and there is no going back...
>
> Honestly?  I can't agree.  Just because something's old doesn't mean
> it's not useful.  In fact, if you look at Usenet usage numbers, you'll
> see they've been increasing over time - just not as much as the rest
> of the Internet.  And, after all, just this month we've attracted two
> people who've never used Usenet before at all!

Don't get me wrong, I like Usenet... obviously it still has a purpose to 
serve... as for total Usenet numbers I don't know.  I'm just looking at 
the rac hierarchy numbers and those are very low compared to the late 
1990s...

Arthur "Glass is Half Empty" Spitzer