Back in the 1990's, the in-person User Groups were a thing of the past and we didn't have Patreon style support donation system wasn't widely accepted. Funding was mostly out of owner/operator budget like it was in the BBS days.
Usenet was part of the ISP plan, part of your monthly dial-up (or otherwise) costs.
Who paid to moderate and solve problems was starting to fail under the load and the easy ability to mass spam.
Usenet was part of the ISP plan, part of your monthly dial-up (or otherwise) costs.
Who paid to moderate and solve problems was starting to fail under the load and the easy ability to mass spam.