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Strypey

@ajroach42
> it's got more in common with fidonet than usenet

Is Lemmy more like UseNet than Mastodon?

@arbalister @woolhatwoman

19 Nov 2022 at 14:28 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.nzoss.nz
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Andrew (bookseller era)

@strypey @arbalister @woolhatwoman My point was that usenet access was normally through a university or ISP, where fidonet was usually through a small BBS in your home town.

19 Nov 2022 at 14:57 | Open on retro.social
Chris Hanlon - Primerica ✅

@ajroach42 @strypey @woolhatwoman agreed. I *was* an ISP in the early days, lol, so maintaining a UseNet feed was my go-to. Used Fido, but was nevera sysop.

19 Nov 2022 at 20:30 | Open on mastodon.social
Strypey
Andrew (bookseller era)

@strypey @arbalister @woolhatwoman who was in control? Who could be? How was content moderated? How many people were there? Usenet was big and formal.

But yeah, close enough.

20 Nov 2022 at 15:07 | Open on retro.social
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