hello

[floofer]

im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

[Sebastian]

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome to this newsgroup floofer!

[Slime Lowlife]

Post by Sebastian

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome to this newsgroup floofer!

Howdy! It's quiet these days, but some people are still around.

[Freddy1X]

Post by Sebastian

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome to this newsgroup floofer!

Welcome.
Some of us oldtimers are expecting a revival of AFF any time now.

[Dan Skunk]

Post by Freddy1X

Post by Sebastian

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome to this newsgroup floofer!

Welcome.
Some of us oldtimers are expecting a revival of AFF any time now.

Seems unlikely when no one can access it. :(

[Dennis Lee Bieber]

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by Freddy1X

Post by Sebastian

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome to this newsgroup floofer!

Welcome.
Some of us oldtimers are expecting a revival of AFF any time now.

Seems unlikely when no one can access it. :(

Really? I've been accessing it for decades. Also have ALF in my
newsgroup list.

Now... If by "no one" you mean the "modern, low-attention span, instant
gratification" "if it can not be found in a high bandwidth, always live,
web-browser session then it doesn't exist" type... I might agree.

[Dan Skunk]

Post by Dennis Lee Bieber

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by Freddy1X

Post by Sebastian

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome to this newsgroup floofer!

Welcome.
Some of us oldtimers are expecting a revival of AFF any time now.

Seems unlikely when no one can access it. :(

Really? I've been accessing it for decades. Also have ALF in my
newsgroup list.
Now... If by "no one" you mean the "modern, low-attention span, instant
gratification" "if it can not be found in a high bandwidth, always live,
web-browser session then it doesn't exist" type... I might agree.

Basically that. Telling people to find a server, then configure a client
to connect to it isn't going to work as well as click on this picture
and go.

[Anonkitty]

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by Dennis Lee Bieber
Now... If by "no one" you mean the "modern, low-attention span, instant
gratification" "if it can not be found in a high bandwidth, always live,
web-browser session then it doesn't exist" type... I might agree.

Basically that. Telling people to find a server, then configure a client
to connect to it isn't going to work as well as click on this picture
and go.

I don't think NNTP users actually want approachability, though. AFAIK
anytime it happened (eternal september, Google Groups and the proliferation
of binary groups) it's been decried and mocked due to the accompanying
influx of spam and the deterioration in quality of discussion.

There seems to be a bit of pride in being the few renegade hipsters that
engage with social media as if it were 1992 and compared to the fast-paced,
chaotic, corporate blunder of modern social media, there actually is a
point to using Usenet, IRC and BBSs over more modern alternatives TBH.

The smarter the system, the dumber the user, it seems nowadays.

[Dan Skunk]

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by Dennis Lee Bieber
Now... If by "no one" you mean the "modern, low-attention span, instant
gratification" "if it can not be found in a high bandwidth, always live,
web-browser session then it doesn't exist" type... I might agree.

Basically that. Telling people to find a server, then configure a client
to connect to it isn't going to work as well as click on this picture
and go.

I don't think NNTP users actually want approachability, though. AFAIK
anytime it happened (eternal september, Google Groups and the proliferation
of binary groups) it's been decried and mocked due to the accompanying
influx of spam and the deterioration in quality of discussion.
There seems to be a bit of pride in being the few renegade hipsters that
engage with social media as if it were 1992 and compared to the fast-paced,
chaotic, corporate blunder of modern social media, there actually is a
point to using Usenet, IRC and BBSs over more modern alternatives TBH.
The smarter the system, the dumber the user, it seems nowadays.

For me, I think I'd prefer the activity over the pride of being in a
shrinking group of hipsters.

[Slime Lowlife]

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by Dennis Lee Bieber
Now... If by "no one" you mean the "modern, low-attention span,
instant
gratification" "if it can not be found in a high bandwidth, always live,
web-browser session then it doesn't exist" type... I might agree.

Basically that. Telling people to find a server, then configure a client
to connect to it isn't going to work as well as click on this picture
and go.

I don't think NNTP users actually want approachability, though. AFAIK
anytime it happened (eternal september, Google Groups and the proliferation
of binary groups) it's been decried and mocked due to the accompanying
influx of spam and the deterioration in quality of discussion.
There seems to be a bit of pride in being the few renegade hipsters that
engage with social media as if it were 1992 and compared to the fast-paced,
chaotic, corporate blunder of modern social media, there actually is a
point to using Usenet, IRC and BBSs over more modern alternatives TBH.
The smarter the system, the dumber the user, it seems nowadays.

For me, I think I'd prefer the activity over the pride of being in a
shrinking group of hipsters.

It's hard to find the optimal point; as soon as something shows signs
of life, you get the spam & hate.

[Dan Skunk]

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! Seems to be a pain for many to set up. :s

[uni_rule]

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! Seems to be a pain for many to set up. :s

Even the most relatively easy ways to set this up besides Groups such
as with ES and Thunderbird is a bit of a pain to just find. Nobody
explains it and mentions of Usenet on the broader net are almost
exclusively about paying for binary piracy. Just figuring out where to
go is enough of a hurdle that it even scares away the hipsers that are
usually into old platforms like this. Even telnet is easier to set up,
which leads to a really odd state of affairs where BBS's are more
popular than newsgroups in the current year.

[Anonkitty]

Post by uni_rule

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! Seems to be a pain for many to set up. :s

Even the most relatively easy ways to set this up besides Groups such
as with ES and Thunderbird is a bit of a pain to just find. Nobody
explains it and mentions of Usenet on the broader net are almost
exclusively about paying for binary piracy. Just figuring out where to
go is enough of a hurdle that it even scares away the hipsers that are
usually into old platforms like this.

Can confirm. I initially set out to join Usenet specifically as a forum
thing out of my curiosity for vintage UNIX stuff yet it still took
me forever to figure out what `.newsrc` and `/etc/nntpserver` even were.

Not to mention Neomutt's obtuse manual being
more confusing than helpful (T.T).

Post by uni_rule
Even telnet is easier to set up, which leads to a really odd state of
affairs where BBS's are more popular than newsgroups in the current year.

That reminds me: I'm still somewhat new to Usenet but I'd wager that it's
normal nowadays for 90% of groups to be either ghost towns or overrun with
nutty conspiracy spam, right? Don't get me wrong I like groups like this
one where there's moderate activity but even here, there doesn't seem to be
much point to this place beyond just "we're on Usenet uwu".

[Sebastian]

<...>

Post by Anonkitty

Post by uni_rule
Even telnet is easier to set up, which leads to a really odd state of
affairs where BBS's are more popular than newsgroups in the current year.

That reminds me: I'm still somewhat new to Usenet but I'd wager that it's
normal nowadays for 90% of groups to be either ghost towns or overrun with
nutty conspiracy spam, right? Don't get me wrong I like groups like this
one where there's moderate activity but even here, there doesn't seem to be
much point to this place beyond just "we're on Usenet uwu".

There are some exceptions to that 90% spam or ghosttown phenomenon, e.g.
comp.misc, comp.infosystems.gemini, comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
and this newsgroup, alt.fan.furry.
But most newsgroups are full of spam or haven't seen activity since
years, that's true, sadly.

In another NG someone mentioned that nowadays most people seem to only
use the Usenet for downloading latest series, films and games
anonymously for free, which in my eyes is rather pathetic.

There was a furry NNTP-network once with a fur. hierarchy, by the way.

What I also think is that those who posted here from Google Groups
thought they'll get a notification from Google that there has been a new
post or response in the newsgroup, which Google never implemented, so
those people might think that nobody responded to them and then assumed
that this newsgroup is totally dead.

[uni_rule]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:33:16 +0200, Sebastian

Post by Sebastian
<...>

Post by Anonkitty

Post by uni_rule
Even telnet is easier to set up, which leads to a really odd state of
affairs where BBS's are more popular than newsgroups in the current year.

That reminds me: I'm still somewhat new to Usenet but I'd wager that it's
normal nowadays for 90% of groups to be either ghost towns or overrun with
nutty conspiracy spam, right? Don't get me wrong I like groups like this
one where there's moderate activity but even here, there doesn't seem to be
much point to this place beyond just "we're on Usenet uwu".

There are some exceptions to that 90% spam or ghosttown phenomenon, e.g.
comp.misc, comp.infosystems.gemini, comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix
and this newsgroup, alt.fan.furry.
But most newsgroups are full of spam or haven't seen activity since
years, that's true, sadly.
In another NG someone mentioned that nowadays most people seem to only
use the Usenet for downloading latest series, films and games
anonymously for free, which in my eyes is rather pathetic.
There was a furry NNTP-network once with a fur. hierarchy, by the way.
What I also think is that those who posted here from Google Groups
thought they'll get a notification from Google that there has been a new
post or response in the newsgroup, which Google never implemented, so
those people might think that nobody responded to them and then assumed
that this newsgroup is totally dead.

Even the "easy" ways of getting here are still absolutely burried. I
only found out about ES out of coincidence, otherwise I would've
thought you could only get here by paying for a usenet server meant
primarily for binaries. I only found out that Thunderbird was a NNTP
client because of a post /already on usenet/. In the current state of
things no layman will ever get here by accident, and no one really has
any interest in changing that. Not even Google themselves. With
Google's prehensity to kill services I'm surprised groups even still
exists. Not that it's very expensive to run, but just because it makes
them no money.
Sent via Agent on an old thinkpad I dug out an ewaste bin

[Nomen Nescio]

Post by uni_rule
With
Google's prehensity to kill services I'm surprised groups even still
exists. Not that it's very expensive to run, but just because it makes
them no money.

Google have one of the biggest archives of Usenet posts, from times when
Usenet was much more popular. Many searches on Google show some Google
Groups post in the first few results. Once people click on it, Google
get some metadata about their searches, plus shows them some ads. So,
maybe they still make some money out of newsgroups. Not much, but still.

[tom]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:33:16 +0200

Post by Sebastian
What I also think is that those who posted here from Google Groups
thought they'll get a notification from Google that there has been a
new post or response in the newsgroup, which Google never
implemented, so those people might think that nobody responded to
them and then assumed that this newsgroup is totally dead.

People really shouldn't be accessing usenet from google groups. Most
the the usenet spam comes from google and google doesn't do anything
about it so people (including me) just delete and hide any messages
with the google groups headers in our spam filters.

[Dan Skunk]

Post by uni_rule
On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:33:16 +0200

Post by Sebastian
What I also think is that those who posted here from Google Groups
thought they'll get a notification from Google that there has been a
new post or response in the newsgroup, which Google never
implemented, so those people might think that nobody responded to
them and then assumed that this newsgroup is totally dead.

People really shouldn't be accessing usenet from google groups. Most
the the usenet spam comes from google and google doesn't do anything
about it so people (including me) just delete and hide any messages
with the google groups headers in our spam filters.

Why doesn't google do anything about it? :(

[tom]

On Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:36:58 -0400

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by tom
People really shouldn't be accessing usenet from google groups. Most
the the usenet spam comes from google and google doesn't do anything
about it so people (including me) just delete and hide any messages
with the google groups headers in our spam filters.

Why doesn't google do anything about it? :(

Because Google is a huge monopoly, Antitrust and RICO Act isn't
enforced anymore so they don't have to care. They don't have any
accountability either, you can't even call them.

[tom]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:33:16 +0200

Post by Sebastian
here was a furry NNTP-network once with a fur. hierarchy, by the way.

I am planning on starting up my own NNTP server and hopefully carrying
a.f.f when I can afford some final hardware upgrades to move my servers
off of the cloud and back into the closet. Peering seems daunting to
navigate.

[Nomen Nescio]

Post by Anonkitty
That reminds me: I'm still somewhat new to Usenet but I'd wager that it's
normal nowadays for 90% of groups to be either ghost towns or overrun with
nutty conspiracy spam, right? Don't get me wrong I like groups like this
one where there's moderate activity but even here, there doesn't seem to be
much point to this place beyond just "we're on Usenet uwu".

Depends on what you like to discuss. Check these:

alt.atheism
talk.politics.guns
talk.politics.misc
rec.arts.tv
rec.food.cooking
alt.arts.poetry.comments
uk.d-i-y
alt.computer.workshop
alt.home.repair
comp.os.linux.advocacy
sci.electronics.design
soc.retirement
alt.slack
alt.comp.os.windows-10
talk.origins
misc.phone.mobile.iphone
comp.mobile.android
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s
comp.arch
comp.os.vms
comp.lang.python
comp.lang.c
comp.lang.c++
alt.comp.freeware
sci.crypt
comp.os.linux.misc
comp.sys.mac.advocacy

et cetera

[Coyo]

On Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:11:57 -0400

Post by uni_rule

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! Seems to be a pain for many to set up. :s

Even the most relatively easy ways to set this up besides Groups such
as with ES and Thunderbird is a bit of a pain to just find. Nobody
explains it and mentions of Usenet on the broader net are almost
exclusively about paying for binary piracy. Just figuring out where to
go is enough of a hurdle that it even scares away the hipsers that are
usually into old platforms like this. Even telnet is easier to set up,
which leads to a really odd state of affairs where BBS's are more
popular than newsgroups in the current year.

The ironic thing is that Usenet is actually pretty new, compared to
even older networks. Usenet evolved from UUCPnet, and wasn't really
possible in its current form without high speed NNTP (TCP/IP)
connections over the big-I Internet.

Before NNTP, you had to dial over the phone between UUUCPnet servers to
exchange netmail. The UUCP G protocol was elaborate and bulky, so you
needed a relatively stable and high speed copper line for it. While
most of us who remember dialup remember the AOL 56k modems, there was a
time when you felt blessed by the stars if you could get 33 baud.

behold the 1930s era boudot
code teletype. Do you feel old yet?

[tom]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:10:08 -0500

Post by Coyo
The ironic thing is that Usenet is actually pretty new, compared to
even older networks. Usenet evolved from UUCPnet, and wasn't really
possible in its current form without high speed NNTP (TCP/IP)
connections over the big-I Internet.
Before NNTP, you had to dial over the phone between UUUCPnet servers
to exchange netmail. The UUCP G protocol was elaborate and bulky, so
you needed a relatively stable and high speed copper line for it.
While most of us who remember dialup remember the AOL 56k modems,
there was a time when you felt blessed by the stars if you could get
33 baud.
http://youtu.be/2XLZ4Z8LpEE behold the 1930s era
boudot code teletype. Do you feel old yet?

Do you know how I could do UUCP peering today?

[Nomen Nescio]

Post by tom

Usenet evolved from UUCPnet, and wasn't really possible in its current
form without high speed NNTP (TCP/IP) connections over the big-I Internet.

Why?

Post by tom

Before NNTP, you had to dial over the phone between UUUCPnet servers
to exchange netmail. The UUCP G protocol was elaborate and bulky, so
you needed a relatively stable and high speed copper line for it.

Do you know how I could do UUCP peering today?

http://sdf.org/?join

[Coyo]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:33:31 -0400

Post by Dan Skunk

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! Seems to be a pain for many to set up. :s

Emacs lisp is not for everyone.

[Arlo]

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.

[tom]

On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:00:54 -0500

Post by Arlo
Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.
Arlo "Batlam" the Bat
https://batsaregreat.neocities.org/
The theme was made to look warm, like coffee and a raspberry muffin on
a crisp autumn day.

I really like your website's theme! Warm, like foxes. :3 Now I want some
coffee.

[Arlo]

Post by tom
On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:00:54 -0500

Post by Arlo
Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.
Arlo "Batlam" the Bat
https://batsaregreat.neocities.org/
The theme was made to look warm, like coffee and a raspberry muffin on
a crisp autumn day.

I really like your website's theme! Warm, like foxes. :3 Now I want some
coffee.

Thanks! Too late for coffee for me tonight, but I'll take a raspberry
muffin.

[Anonkitty]

Post by Arlo
Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.

Welcome to Usenet! We've got fluffies :3

Also looking at your signature, I'm surprised that neocities is more than just
an archive of 90s web design tackiness nowadays, but I guess I shouldn't be
surprised to find modern neocities users on Usenet of all places.

[Arlo]

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Arlo
Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.

Welcome to Usenet! We've got fluffies :3
Also looking at your signature, I'm surprised that neocities is more than just
an archive of 90s web design tackiness nowadays, but I guess I shouldn't be
surprised to find modern neocities users on Usenet of all places.

Heck yeah, fluffies!

There's still a lot of post-ironic GeoCities throwbacks there, but I'm
starting to see some renewed interest in personal websites as an
alternative to big social media networks. It's cool to see sites spring
up that are more expression than eyesore and aren't just a page of links
going elsewhere. I'm also hoping more furries come around to the idea of
having their own sites instead of using Twitter or similar as their hub.
Not terribly likely, but I can dream.

[Anonkitty]

I'm also hoping more furries come around to the idea of having their own
sites instead of using Twitter or similar as their hub. Not terribly
likely, but I can dream.

Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of already
do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet insular) social
networks and web apps more than they do some Geocities-style personal page.
Projects like FurAffinity and Barq show that furries build spaces for
furries to gather and exchange, not really to express themselves in isolation.

[Arlo]

Post by Anonkitty

I'm also hoping more furries come around to the idea of having their own
sites instead of using Twitter or similar as their hub. Not terribly
likely, but I can dream.

Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of already
do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet insular) social
networks and web apps more than they do some Geocities-style personal page.
Projects like FurAffinity and Barq show that furries build spaces for
furries to gather and exchange, not really to express themselves in isolation.

I checked out Barq since I'd only heard of it in passing. It's
refreshing to see a furry network distinguish itself from the rest by
purpose - "Use Telegram for general chatting and use barq for Q&A and
discussing a topic," for example. I also like its apparent focus on
finding local connections and organizing in-person activities.

It's true there's a desire for shared furry spaces that personal sites
alone don't provide. Web design is a medium not everyone has a drive to
use, but I'd still like to see some linked from FA pages and the like.
There's cool stuff out there.

[Brian W. Antoine]

On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty

I'm also hoping more furries come around to the idea of having their own
sites instead of using Twitter or similar as their hub. Not terribly
likely, but I can dream.

Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of already
do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet insular) social
networks and web apps more than they do some Geocities-style personal page.
Projects like FurAffinity and Barq show that furries build spaces for
furries to gather and exchange, not really to express themselves in isolation.

And then there are us old farts. :)

[Anonkitty]

Post by Brian W. Antoine
On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty
Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of
already do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet insular)
social networks and web apps more than they do some Geocities-style
personal page. Projects like FurAffinity and Barq show that furries
build spaces for furries to gather and exchange, not really to express
themselves in isolation.

And then there are us old farts. :)

I am younger than you may think. I'm just using Usenet because I'm a huge
retro UNIX nerd. It may be the type, maybe the lack of users, perhaps even
some way in which their respective UIs and automations shape user behavior,
but retro intercom systems like Usenet or IRC are just way more laid-back
and civil compared to modern mainstream social media.

[Brian W. Antoine]

On Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:45:18 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Brian W. Antoine
On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty
Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of
already do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet insular)
social networks and web apps more than they do some Geocities-style
personal page. Projects like FurAffinity and Barq show that furries
build spaces for furries to gather and exchange, not really to express
themselves in isolation.

And then there are us old farts. :)

I am younger than you may think. I'm just using Usenet because I'm a huge
retro UNIX nerd. It may be the type, maybe the lack of users, perhaps even
some way in which their respective UIs and automations shape user behavior,
but retro intercom systems like Usenet or IRC are just way more laid-back
and civil compared to modern mainstream social media.

Or maybe it doesn't matter how young you are. :)

I've seen people I met here decades ago, grow up, marry, and now I get
to be a bad influence on their kids.

Welcome to alt.fan.furry :)

[Coyo]

On Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:05:14 -0800

Post by Brian W. Antoine
On Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:45:18 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Brian W. Antoine
On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty
Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of
already do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet
insular) social networks and web apps more than they do some
Geocities-style personal page. Projects like FurAffinity and Barq
show that furries build spaces for furries to gather and exchange,
not really to express themselves in isolation.

And then there are us old farts. :)

I am younger than you may think. I'm just using Usenet because I'm a
huge retro UNIX nerd. It may be the type, maybe the lack of users,
perhaps even some way in which their respective UIs and automations
shape user behavior, but retro intercom systems like Usenet or IRC
are just way more laid-back and civil compared to modern mainstream
social media.

Or maybe it doesn't matter how young you are. :)
I've seen people I met here decades ago, grow up, marry, and now I get
to be a bad influence on their kids.
Welcome to alt.fan.furry :)

Reject Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and Onlyfans,

welcome to the Desert of the Real.

[Coyo]

On Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:45:18 -0000 (UTC)

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Brian W. Antoine
On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC), "Anonkitty"

Post by Anonkitty
Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of
already do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet
insular) social networks and web apps more than they do some
Geocities-style personal page. Projects like FurAffinity and Barq
show that furries build spaces for furries to gather and exchange,
not really to express themselves in isolation.

And then there are us old farts. :)

I am younger than you may think. I'm just using Usenet because I'm a
huge retro UNIX nerd. It may be the type, maybe the lack of users,
perhaps even some way in which their respective UIs and automations
shape user behavior, but retro intercom systems like Usenet or IRC
are just way more laid-back and civil compared to modern mainstream
social media.

TikTok furries, am I right?

[Coyo]

On Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:00:48 -0000 (UTC)

Post by Anonkitty

I'm also hoping more furries come around to the idea of having
their own sites instead of using Twitter or similar as their hub.
Not terribly likely, but I can dream.

Considering how prevalent furries seem to be in STEM, they kind of
already do, it's just that their projects resemble large (yet
insular) social networks and web apps more than they do some
Geocities-style personal page. Projects like FurAffinity and Barq
show that furries build spaces for furries to gather and exchange,
not really to express themselves in isolation.

FurAffinity was bought out by IMVU. IMVU is basically owned by China.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/25/imvu-35-million-funding/

Don't use something owned by China. Especially if you're Chinese!

Censorship is bad.

[tom]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:58:32 -0500

Post by Coyo
FurAffinity was bought out by IMVU. IMVU is basically owned by China.
https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/25/imvu-35-million-funding/
Don't use something owned by China. Especially if you're Chinese!
Censorship is bad.

Didn't they buy it back and mismanage it again?

[Coyo]

On Fri, 2 Dec 2022 20:04:44 -0500

Post by Arlo

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Arlo
Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.

Welcome to Usenet! We've got fluffies :3
Also looking at your signature, I'm surprised that neocities is
more than just an archive of 90s web design tackiness nowadays, but
I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find modern neocities users on
Usenet of all places.

Heck yeah, fluffies!
There's still a lot of post-ironic GeoCities throwbacks there, but
I'm starting to see some renewed interest in personal websites as an
alternative to big social media networks. It's cool to see sites
spring up that are more expression than eyesore and aren't just a
page of links going elsewhere. I'm also hoping more furries come
around to the idea of having their own sites instead of using Twitter
or similar as their hub. Not terribly likely, but I can dream.

I've got a personal site on SDF, but once I have a bit more money I'll
have a site. Considering the impermanence of the web, it's best to keep
it as a portable archive.

[Coyo]

On Fri, 2 Dec 2022 20:25:47 -0000 (UTC)

Post by Anonkitty

Post by Arlo
Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.

Welcome to Usenet! We've got fluffies :3
Also looking at your signature, I'm surprised that neocities is more
than just an archive of 90s web design tackiness nowadays, but I
guess I shouldn't be surprised to find modern neocities users on
Usenet of all places.

Not like "modern" web is any better. Gopher and Gemini better.

[~keith]

Hey, same here! I've heard tales about the ~mythical land of Usenet~,
but I never got around to finding a server & joining it until now. :-P

Anyways, hi Arlo and floofer (and everyone else here)!

[Slime Lowlife]

Post by ~keith
Hey, same here! I've heard tales about the ~mythical land of Usenet~,
but I never got around to finding a server & joining it until now. :-P
Anyways, hi Arlo and floofer (and everyone else here)!

Hello as well. I'm another old fart who comes round once in a while to
see if anyone still remembers this place.

[Agris]

On Thu, 05 Jan 2023 06:41:49 -0600

Post by Slime Lowlife
Hello as well. I'm another old fart who comes round once in a while
to see if anyone still remembers this place.

Hi Keith!

[Coyo]

On Thu, 05 Jan 2023 06:41:49 -0600

Post by Slime Lowlife

Post by ~keith
Hey, same here! I've heard tales about the ~mythical land of
Usenet~, but I never got around to finding a server & joining it
until now. :-P
Anyways, hi Arlo and floofer (and everyone else here)!

Hello as well. I'm another old fart who comes round once in a while
to see if anyone still remembers this place.

Not dead yet.

[Coyo]

On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:00:54 -0500

Post by Arlo

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Welcome! I'm also very new, first Usenet post ever.

Bat detected, dispensing brushies.

[Coyo]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:51:01 +0000

Post by floofer
im new to this. it was a pain for me to set up in <gnus>

Emacs and cheese.