Welcome to the 4Chan /g/ usenet group Thread! Now appearing on /tg/. >What is /usenet/?Open protocols still exist and are what the internet was built on (http, irc, rss, ftp, etc). Not owned by corpos, not under govt control, and are accessible to anyone with an internet connection. They simply exist to be built upon and enjoyed by all.Join and discuss such topics as usenet, or topics like TTRPGS, WH40K, and STUFF. >WTF IS USENETLiterally it means the Users Network. It’s an open protocol for posting and reading messages, organized by newsgroups. It's entirely decentralized, no single server, impossible to take down.Today it is split between, binaries and text. The binaries part is what it’s known for today: piracy. The text part is forgotten and abandoned (except for that one guy in alt.tv...), until now.>WHY POST ON USENETIts open protocol, you can use any client you want or build you own. No costs, no subscriptions, no money. You can sign up through your ISP or burner email address. Then you just need to install a client.>THIS IS OLDER THAN MY DAD. WHY TF WOULD I DO THIS?Because its is comfy, it’s decentralized and instead of feeding some corpo AI bullshit like discord or whatever, you can have a conversation with like minded anons in an uncensored, decentralized, and fun hackerman way.>DO I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING? No, you can use eternal-september.org with any client, or use the service of newsgrouper.org to access freely online (register to post)>OK I’M IN - WHERE DO I POST?Join us at:alt.cyberpunk.tech>and alsoalt.games.wargamesrec.games.miniatures.warhammeralt.games.rpgalt.wargames>WHAT CLIENT SHOULD I USE?Pan (Multiplatform)SeamonkeyGnus for GNU EmacsMozilla Thunderbirdnewsgrouper.org website>HOW DO I READ NEWSGROUPS?Go here:https://eternal-september.org/>WANT TO TAKE A PEEK?Online Based service @ newsgrouper.org is free and allows to post when registered. Also it can be used in any browser, even on android!
>usenet groups>play by email>ad&d campaignsIs kino back on the menu? Are we back to the comfy times?
>>96765472It can be. /g/ are out there getting comfy.Shit!! There still someone posting on alt.games.adndalt.games.wargames might be a good place to start. alt.cyberpunk.tech is comfy
>>96765472we took over alt.cyberpunk.tech, pretty cool not having to worry about the plagues of retards
>>96765405I wish you luck.
>alt.games.rpgI don't see this specific one, but there are certainly specific RPG groups like adnd and vtm.
>No pr0n, no warezdropped, lamerz.
Cool, but how are you gonna keep the discord trannies from invading and destroying it, like they do to everything else?
>>96767249Yeah we're planning to use alt.games.rpg.adnd, I believe.
>>96768839Simple: hang back, take one for the team. They'll only be there if you're there, since they just follow you around
>>96768839The primary element required for the formation of a discord tranny is a discord groomer-kitten dichotomy.Neither will be readily available in a usenet group due to the natural barrier of entry, so I expect that this will be a trans-free zone for quite a while.
>>96767249>>96768854What about rec.games.frp.dnd? Is that still around?
>>96765405>what the internet was built on (http, irc, rss, ftp, etc).RSS isn't even part of IPS. HTTP, IRC, and FTP are all application layer. Like RSS they are often useful in the WWW but they are not what the Internet was built on.>>96769535Last time I checked which was a long time ago, it was a worse cesspool than <chan you don't like>. There was nothing of any value at all.
>>96768839they tend to not use text-only services
>>96769535it both still exists and is still slightly active from people who aren't us
>>96765405This is so cool
>>96768839>how are you gonna keep the discord trannies from invading and destroying itThey couldn't figure out how to use it.
>>96765405Man I loved rec.games.miniatures.warhammer back in the day. Was posting there on 9/11, wondering why my sister was blathering about some small planes hitting a tower somewhere. Who gives a shit: I've got posts about Dark Eldar to make.
>>96776555It's still there, but retention means 2000 has dropped from a lot of groups.Alt.games.adnd has posts. Come over, it's comfy.
>>96776555Link?
>>96785654rec.games.miniatures.warhammer^^^^^ link. Read OP. Read OP again.>muh website waaah.
>>967654054chan is the only place I know that still regularly uses usenet and irc.
>>96776555>Who gives a shit: I've got posts about Dark Eldar to makeSovl...
What are the security implications of using usenet?
>>96776555kek
>>96786833you can easily make yourself anonymous on it
Based thread.
Anyone got an invite to .in or omgwtf?
The FUDGE role-playing game was supposedly created with input from the Usenet community, does anyone know if Fudge has a strong presence in Usenet or if there a people playing it in Usenet today? Thank you.
>>96794197not much of anything has a strong presence in usenet today
>>96794214>not much of anything has a strong presence in usenet todayShould have expected as much honestly then let me rephrase that, would it be reasonable for me to go looking for Fudge groups and players in Usenet or would that be unlikely?
I appreciate the sentiment, but why would you use Usenet over IRC?
>>96768839https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_fileAnyone can use the platform, but nobody is forced to listen.
>>96795112IRC isn't decentralized.
