[buug] El Blog del Narco

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Zeke Krahlin (ezekielk at goct.net):

> Jeez, I wasn't even considering newsgroups, since they are no longer
> a viable venue for contributing worthwhile comments (for the most
> part).

Only if you use a terrible, worthless NNTP service provider, e.g.,
Google Groups ne DejaNews.  Which of course form the basis for most
badly informed comments on the subject.

> I'd suggest progressive and liberal web forums, such as
> Alternet.org, Commondreams.org, and Buzzflash.org...where you'll be
> guaranteed of reaching a wide audience that is also thoughtful,
> intelligent, and passionate about justice.

The inherent technical problems with Web forums are pretty much fatal to
intellectual content:  excruciatingly bad threading, effectively no
killfile or scoring feature, and centralised control tending to
reinforce a high degree of groupthink and social conformity.