Usenet turning over a new leaf
wireleaf.org is a discussion site that is based on the old usenet system. Post a question or a link or a picture and people can reply. It's split into hierarchical groups, one per topic: rec.food for cooking, programming.rust for Rust. Subscribe to your favorite groups and read the homepage you want.
The demo runs an early version and its posts are generated. Reading is open. Posting needs an account, and accounts are by invite for now.
Finding your topics
Groups have names like rec.food and programming.rust, so it's easy to find your topics. Open a group and you also see the groups under it.
- rec
- ↳ rec.food
- ↳ rec.food.bbq
- ↳ rec.food.gluten-free
- programming
- ↳ programming.rust
- ↳ programming.rust.tokio
- nl
- ↳ nl.region
- ↳ nl.region.amsterdam
Can't find the topic you are looking for? Simply create your own topic and start sharing!
Your own front page
Instead of a generic homepage with things you are not interested in, your homepage will be built on all the favourite posts from your subscribed groups.
It's not a popularity contest
You can vote, but nobody sees likes/dislikes. A post just gets a branch with zero to four leaves. "The Algorithm" will decide how posts gets ranked in either globally or within your own groups.
- Not rated yet
- Liked
- Well liked
- Much liked
- Loved
Reply like you normally do
Replies nest and can quote from each other. Replies that came in since your last visit are marked, and busy threads get a short list of the main points.
Moderation in the open
Each group or hierarchy of groups have their own moderators. A removal says who did it and why, and every action is in a public log.
Invite only for now
Every account is invited by someone who's already here. You don't need an email address to sign up.