On 10/08/09 03:00, scott wrote:
> 3) They are usually way better organised into sub- and sub-sub-forums,
> rather than just a huge list of threads

	Newsgroups let you do that. You can subcategorize.

	And reading threads using a newsreader is much easier than on any web 
site I've seen except perhaps Reddit.

> 8) More flexibility in presentation of posts, eg including images in
> certain places, text effects etc
> 9) Everyone gets the same experience by default, none of this "oh you
> need to turn on monospace fonts" or "don't top post you idiot" or "this
> is NOT a binary group" or "fix your line-wrap" or "DO NOT USE HTML" or
> "don't quote his entire post and add one word to the end" from all the
> net nannies that patrol every usenet group.

	Google Wave to the rescue?


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