I think a long post sized explanation might be warranted, and should certainly be allowed, i.e. a comment-sized defense of the idea should not be expected. Even if such a presentation is possible, it would have to assume no inferential distance and so be less effective for at least some readers.
The inferential distance is significant; looking through this thread, the impression I get is that the people who have actually used NNTP in the past do not need to be convinced. Or rather, they need to be convinced only that it is possible, not that it is desirable. Dagon above, for example.
Well, I at least have used NNTP (and also skimmed the RFC as a refresher just now) and still need to be convinced that it’s better than the status quo.
I think a long post sized explanation might be warranted, and should certainly be allowed, i.e. a comment-sized defense of the idea should not be expected. Even if such a presentation is possible, it would have to assume no inferential distance and so be less effective for at least some readers.
The inferential distance is significant; looking through this thread, the impression I get is that the people who have actually used NNTP in the past do not need to be convinced. Or rather, they need to be convinced only that it is possible, not that it is desirable. Dagon above, for example.
I have used NNTP in the past and am not yet convinced.
Well, I at least have used NNTP (and also skimmed the RFC as a refresher just now) and still need to be convinced that it’s better than the status quo.
Fair enough. :-)
ETA: Also, it is relevant that there is an RFC for you to skim, and that it gets read by many, many people not necessarily associated with us.