Somebody pointed out to you guys that posting to Usenet is like throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean. They were right. You have *no* control where your posts end up or where they get viewed. That is the nature of Usenet. Don't like it? Use the internet and private groups or mailing lists instead. There you have some measure of control. Not much. But you have zilch on Usenet.
As I didn't get the assurances I sought, that if I gave links people would not behave badly at these sites (couldn't be sure, I'm judging by the hysteria I've witnessed toward Horsepower) I decided not to include sites I personally frequent.
Many of these sites I found when I was viewing examples of the scripts prior to putting one on my own board. I've only included the ones in English, and those that don't require any registration to view. Some are commercial companies, some are hobby/fan sites which merely have banners and affiliate programs to help offset their hosting fees. As you can see they encompass various interests and this is merely a fraction of those out there.
I have given the direct links to the NG sections where possible, but if you get a blank, backtrack to the home page or forums and locate it that way.
Example 1: This guy has got a shitload of computer related newsgroups piped in....
You'll note there are two 'members' in that discussion. You can tell these posts originate from the board, not merely because they are 'Members' and have a flag and location, but their posts
*look* different. (Dunno whether Christian has Flags and shit on his board too, but mine is an International one and I do. The Flag thing is just another hack.)There are 2 Usenet posters joining the discussion, and they have the '>>' quote marks in their posts. Quoting on a messageboard is much neater, they appear in boxes or between horizontal lines.
There is no mistaking which posts originate where, even if one wasn't was the sharpest tool in the box. See......
I could list more but I'll be here all day, and frankly if you are not convinced yet that some of you have seriously over- reacted and harassed Christian needlessly, then you never will be. :(
I'm done.
Mack