“Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as it is done today.”

Au revoir les enfants!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPWn6IsnDM
• https://moviesjoy.is/movie/au-revoir-les-enfants-11531

Ion “Axiomatic Parpaluck” Saliu
Founder of Philosophical Science of Posting
• https://saliu.com/socioculturology.html

Ion Saliu wrote:

>
> “Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support
> new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and
> new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and
> searching of historical data will still be supported as it is done
> today.”
>
> Au revoir les enfants!
> • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPWn6IsnDM
> • https://moviesjoy.is/movie/au-revoir-les-enfants-11531

Usenet service... FREE

www.eternal-september.org

Newsreader... FREE

https://www.thunderbird.net/en-GB/

If any Google Groups user needs help transitioning [NO, not that!] to
Usenet the way it was meant to be, I will do my best to solve any
issues that they have - as I'm sure others will too - and if I don't
know the answer to something, I will point them in the direction of
somebody/somewhere that does.

It's not the end of the world!

On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 2:32:05 PM UTC+2, Blueshirt wrote:
> Ion Saliu wrote:
>
> >
> > “Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support
> > new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and
> > new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and
> > searching of historical data will still be supported as it is done
> > today.”
> >
> > Au revoir les enfants!
> > • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPWn6IsnDM
> > • https://moviesjoy.is/movie/au-revoir-les-enfants-11531
> Usenet service... FREE
>
> www.eternal-september.org
>
> Newsreader... FREE
>
> https://www.thunderbird.net/en-GB/
>
>
> If any Google Groups user needs help transitioning [NO, not that!] to
> Usenet the way it was meant to be, I will do my best to solve any
> issues that they have - as I'm sure others will too - and if I don't
> know the answer to something, I will point them in the direction of
> somebody/somewhere that does.
>
> It's not the end of the world!

Bluitser, M’ritser, Axiomatics, Axiomatiques, Axiomatischen, Axiomáticos, Assiomatici, Axiomaticilor et al.:

We are not dead — Usenet is. Google decided to kill Usenet for all intents and purposes. The beauty of Google Groups (GG) was PERSISTENCE. The messages were ARCHIVED — i.e., saved for posterity.

From February 15, 2024, the messages will get lost in the ethereal Infinity.. They will be saved temporarily on each newsreader subscriber’s domain. That’s all! Only very few readers can see them, and then the messages are wiped out for good.

Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a month from Google Groups!

Not to mention that the newsreader services are as cumbersome as the first years of personal computing.

It is far more convenient to create one’s own Google group — also FREE (e.g., https://groups.google.com/g/gamblingscience moderated as well). Of course, Facebook also offers free groups (https://www.facebook..com/LotteryPowerballMillionsSoftware). Both services ARCHIVE and INDEX messages/postings.

O tempora! O mores!

Ion “Axiomatic Parpaluck” Saliu
Founder of Philosophical Science of Posting
• https://saliu.com/Ion_Saliu.html

Ion Saliu wrote:
>
> We are not dead — Usenet is. Google decided to kill Usenet for all
> intents and purposes.

Google Groups was not Usenet. It was Google's portal to Usenet. But
Usenet existed outside of Google. So Google can not kill something
that they don't control. Google Groups will still exist just for
Google's groups. Usenet will still exist for people to talk about
soccer, computers, cars (etc.)... and download music, films and porn!
Trust me, Usenet is going nowhere.

> The beauty of Google Groups (GG) was
> PERSISTENCE. The messages were ARCHIVED — i.e., saved for posterity.

And? There are other archives. Maybe not as comprehensive but I
suspect once the Google link is broken there will be even more people
within the Usenet community trying to create an archive comparable in
time.

> From February 15, 2024, the messages will get lost in the ethereal
> Infinity. They will be saved temporarily on each newsreader
> subscriber’s domain. That’s all! Only very few readers can see
> them, and then the messages are wiped out for good.

Or people can use blueyonder or Narkive etc...

I posted this link yesterday which is for our group here.

https://rec.sport.soccer.narkive.com/

> Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They
> became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to
> many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG
> is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a
> month from Google Groups!

You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight
inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.

> Not to mention that the newsreader services are as cumbersome as
> the first years of personal computing.

If people can't use a newsreader they shouldn't own a computer.

In article <nnd$3c61e601$54942d95@f85336b4e71a5622>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Ion Saliu wrote:
>>
>> We are not dead — Usenet is. Google decided to kill Usenet for all
>> intents and purposes.

Ion must be Tim Bruening in disguise!
>
>Google Groups was not Usenet. It was Google's portal to Usenet. But
>Usenet existed outside of Google. So Google can not kill something
>that they don't control. Google Groups will still exist just for
>Google's groups. Usenet will still exist for people to talk about
>soccer, computers, cars (etc.)... and download music, films and porn!
>Trust me, Usenet is going nowhere.
>

Spot on correct!

>> The beauty of Google Groups (GG) was
>> PERSISTENCE. The messages were ARCHIVED — i.e., saved for posterity.
>
>And? There are other archives. Maybe not as comprehensive but I
>suspect once the Google link is broken there will be even more people
>within the Usenet community trying to create an archive comparable in
>time.

GG abused Usenet!

>
>> From February 15, 2024, the messages will get lost in the ethereal
>> Infinity. They will be saved temporarily on each newsreader
>> subscriber’s domain. That’s all! Only very few readers can see
>> them, and then the messages are wiped out for good.
>
>Or people can use blueyonder or Narkive etc...
>
>I posted this link yesterday which is for our group here.
>
>https://rec.sport.soccer.narkive.com/
>

Thank for for the facts!

>> Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They
>> became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to
>> many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG
>> is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a
>> month from Google Groups!
>
>You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight
>inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.
>

Ion must be as stupid as Tim Bruening!

>> Not to mention that the newsreader services are as cumbersome as
>> the first years of personal computing.
>
>If people can't use a newsreader they shouldn't own a computer.
>
>
>

Hear! Hear!!
--
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Yahweh, King & country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising!
Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism ; unsubscribe from Google Groups to be seen
Merry Christmas 2023 and Happy New year 2024 Beware https://mindspring.com

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <nnd$3c61e601$54942d95@f85336b4e71a5622>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Ion Saliu wrote:
>
> >> Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They
> >> became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to
> >> many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG
> >> is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a
> >> month from Google Groups!
> >
> > You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight
> > inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.
>
> Ion must be as stupid as Tim Bruening!

Dave, Ion has a different opinion to you, that doesn't make him stupid.

I'd like to think that some of the former Google posters will still post
to Usenet once they get over the shock of Google dropping Usenet from it's
Google Groups service, and I have posted many links to help people if they
want to make that choice.

Usenet and RSS will survive...

In article <ulkk56$2fqva$1@dont-email.me>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <nnd$3c61e601$54942d95@f85336b4e71a5622>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> > Ion Saliu wrote:
>>
>> >> Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They
>> >> became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to
>> >> many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG
>> >> is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a
>> >> month from Google Groups!
>> >
>> > You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight
>> > inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.
>>
>> Ion must be as stupid as Tim Bruening!
>
>Dave, Ion has a different opinion to you, that doesn't make him stupid.
>
>I'd like to think that some of the former Google posters will still post
>to Usenet once they get over the shock of Google dropping Usenet from it's
>Google Groups service, and I have posted many links to help people if they
>want to make that choice.
>
>Usenet and RSS will survive...

You an I agree. BTW Ion is in meltdown mode.

I wonder if Tim melted down already.
--
Member - Liberal International This is doctor@nk.ca Ici doctor@nk.ca
Yahweh, King & country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising!
Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism ; unsubscribe from Google Groups to be seen
Merry Christmas 2023 and Happy New year 2024 Beware https://mindspring.com

On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 5:23:41 PM UTC+2, Blueshirt wrote:
> Ion Saliu wrote:
> >
> > We are not dead — Usenet is. Google decided to kill Usenet for all
> > intents and purposes.
> Google Groups was not Usenet. It was Google's portal to Usenet. But
> Usenet existed outside of Google. So Google can not kill something
> that they don't control. Google Groups will still exist just for
> Google's groups. Usenet will still exist for people to talk about
> soccer, computers, cars (etc.)... and download music, films and porn!
> Trust me, Usenet is going nowhere.
> > The beauty of Google Groups (GG) was
> > PERSISTENCE. The messages were ARCHIVED — i.e., saved for posterity.
> And? There are other archives. Maybe not as comprehensive but I
> suspect once the Google link is broken there will be even more people
> within the Usenet community trying to create an archive comparable in
> time.
> > From February 15, 2024, the messages will get lost in the ethereal
> > Infinity. They will be saved temporarily on each newsreader
> > subscriber’s domain. That’s all! Only very few readers can see
> > them, and then the messages are wiped out for good.
> Or people can use blueyonder or Narkive etc...
>
> I posted this link yesterday which is for our group here.
>
> https://rec.sport.soccer.narkive.com/
> > Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They
> > became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to
> > many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG
> > is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a
> > month from Google Groups!
> You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight
> inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.
> > Not to mention that the newsreader services are as cumbersome as
> > the first years of personal computing.
> If people can't use a newsreader they shouldn't own a computer.

> My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a month from Google Groups!

You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.

Bluitser:

That was the PROVERBIAL DROP IN THE BUCKET. For Google search refers some 5000 – 10000 clicks a month to that website of mine. Here, I only wanted to reward NOSTALGIA, however –
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPStKitYWDs
• Tarkovsky: Nostalgia

> Not to mention that the newsreader services are as cumbersome as the first years of personal computing.
> If people can't use a newsreader, they shouldn't own a computer.

Bluitser, that’s what them WordPerfect & Lotus 123 & dBaseIII+ said… They are dead now, for all intents and purposes! Mnezău să fie cu ei!

“Am primit un telefon
De la un zis galanton
Apoi, m-a înjurat mai rău
Că joc zaruri cu Mnezău.”

“I received a phone call
From one who claimed was tall.
Then, he cursed me even worse
For my gambling on the horse.”

On Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 6:46:18 PM UTC+2, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <ulkk56$2fqva$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Blueshirt <blue...@indigo.news> wrote:
> >The Doctor wrote:
> >
> >> In article <nnd$3c61e601$54942d95@f85336b4e71a5622>,
> >> Blueshirt <blue...@indigo.news> wrote:
> >> > Ion Saliu wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Many Usenet messages were also INDEXED by Google Groups. They
> >> >> became available in Internet searches on some queries of value to
> >> >> many Netizens. I know firsthand how valuable a referring source GG
> >> >> is (WAS!). My website has received (up to) hundreds of referrals a
> >> >> month from Google Groups!
> >> >
> >> > You'll have to find a new way to reach other people now, a slight
> >> > inconvenience... but hardly the end of the world.
> >>
> >> Ion must be as stupid as Tim Bruening!
> >
> >Dave, Ion has a different opinion to you, that doesn't make him stupid.
> >
> >I'd like to think that some of the former Google posters will still post
> >to Usenet once they get over the shock of Google dropping Usenet from it's
> >Google Groups service, and I have posted many links to help people if they
> >want to make that choice.
> >
> >Usenet and RSS will survive...
> You an I agree. BTW Ion is in meltdown mode.
>
> I wonder if Tim melted down already.
> --
> Member - Liberal International This is doc...@nk.ca Ici doc...@nk.ca
> Yahweh, King & country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising!
> Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism ; unsubscribe from Google Groups to be seen
> Merry Christmas 2023 and Happy New year 2024 Beware https://mindspring.com

“Doktor: You an (!!!) I agree. BTW Ion is in meltdown mode.
I wonder if Tim melted down already.”

Now, you see how NEWSREADERS CAN SICKEN people badly. The Patient-Makebelieve-Doktor has always claimed he BANNED Google Groups (GG) from their newsreaders. They never see GG in their newsreader — YET, they’re never able to reply to GG messages! Do you get it? NOT?? Well, then, you must be mighty SICK too!

At least, GG imposed the reCAPTCHA challenge on posting via GG. The SPAMBOTS can’t do that. The only way the SPAMBOTS can work is via the newsreaders — PERIOD.