Re: YASID "Sci-fi Books, Humans with Animal genes/modifications?"

On 2024-03-16, Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 3/15/2024 6:57 PM, Ahasuerus wrote:

On 3/15/2024 7:49 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:

On 3/15/2024 5:38 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:

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Personally, I have no interest in reddit, with or without an account.

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I honestly find the reddit-hate on usenet a bit dissapointing. Perhaps
because its the closest thing to usenet, but is not usenet. [snip]

 
It's true that Reddit is a collection of "subreddits" the way Usenet is
a collection of "newsgroups". However, there are certain differences:
 
1. All subreddits are moderated, which, as anyone who has had to deal
with moderated newsgroups knows, is a double-edged sword. Reddit admins
also function as site-wide super-moderators and can ban Reddit account.
 
2. Subreddit moderators have to follow site-wide Reddit content
policies, which have been known to change. To quote
https://www.redditinc.com/policies/moderator-code-of-conduct , "your
subreddit and moderator team can be held accountable for individual
moderator actions".
 
3. Reddit has a "karma" system, which is based on other users upvoting
or downvoting your posts and comments. Some subreddits require a certain
amount of positive Reddit-wide karma to post and/or to comment. Reddit
also requires a certain amount of karma to create new subreddits.
 
4. Usenet clients are generally more robust than the default Reddit user
interface. However, certain add-ons like "Reddit Enhancement Suite"
(RES) provide additional functionality which is comparable to and
sometimes even superior to what you will find in a typical Usenet
client. I find the Reddit Enhancement Suite indispensable -- reading
Reddit without it is painful.
 
5. Usenet newsgroups are hierarchical -- "rec.arts.sf.written" -- which
facilitates discovery. Subreddits are less structured.
 
6. Curiously, Reddit spam is becoming more of an issue now that Large
Language Models are better at impersonating humans.
 

Sounds like "someone" tried to copy or update Usenet to the web.  And
failed badly.

How has Reddit failed?

Usenet has failed, as is only proper. It was meant primarily as an
information dissemination mechanism and content control was a much
later secondary consideration.  It worked very well as long as it
wasn't popular enough or lucrative enough to attract people wanting to
exploit it.  The only reason good corners like this still exist is
that they are unpopular!  (We just saw what a single nefarious
individual can do to Usenet.)

I don't participate in any Reddit communities, but I lurk in a couple
and I search it all the time.  If I want honest opinions on products
or services or practices, I simply add "reddit" to my search.  Much higher
quality than elsewhere.  The communities are real.

Chris