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Article #716522Re: Away for a bit over a year from csipg.strategic and I see only 265 posts - is the group dead or the usenet dead?
From: MK
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:28
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:28
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On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:12:56 -0500, Carl Lundstedt <clundst@gmail.yeah.com> wrote: >MK wrote: > >> Been largely busy with work and life, pulled the new headers in the >> group to find 265 new posts only. >> >> This begs a question - is it just that strategic / turn based is >> largely dead, or is it the entire Usenet community. >> >> Any thoughts what the current equivalent for the csipg.strategic would >> be with a decent signal/noise ratio? >> >> I kinda dislike the thought of continuing to pay Usenet (the service) >> for the dubious privilege >> >> == antiquated rat == >Usenet gaming groups are dying, pretty much dead. Title specific forums >seemed to have filled in that niche. > >I'd point you to the Gamers with Jobs forums for general discussions about >gaming and threads about genres such as Strat TB. >http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/ > >I'd recommend getting an account on eternal september and drop any pay for >usenet accounts. http://www.eternal-september.org/ > >Carl Thanks Carl - I only occasionally find myself moved to post, so should be more than plenty. Appreciate all teh other old hands who responded, I am on a decent service, the usenet is also a business name, its just that it doesnt seem to serve a useful purpose anymore.
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