Re: A good brief
> we had NNTP, which worked fairly well
Indeed, but it has become so terribly uncool, just like email. Most modern youth (<40) would rather die than be seen using something as dorky as an email-based system.
Most modern youth couldn't drive anything without a GUI. NNTP but hidden under a GUI and sold as federated with personally configurable moderation (kill lists) might make a come back.