[GFK_of_xmaspast]

> the reason NNTP is dead is not spam, it's everyone's obsession with trying to get rich building walled gardens

That's not how I remember the death of usenet.

[lh7]

Just like spam is dealt with in email and walled gardens, it could have been dealt with in Usenet.

[GFK_of_xmaspast]

Given the politics of usenet (both decentralized and rigid), I'm not at all sure about that. (And in addition to spam, which is just sort of there, there were people like weev who were actively trying to ruin people's experiences).