According to :
It's like SWMBO reararangeing the furniture. Now when you click on a
thread the replys are not numbered. It can be confusing when in a long
thread. Also they do not list the number of new authors vs number of
replys.

I presume that you are talking about how the newsgroups appear
when you are using Google to view them, since you are posting through
Google, but you should understand that they look different depending on
the newsreader program being used to view them. In the case of Google,
it is their own program, access through a web page, while for most
other, it is a stand-alone newsreader program running on their own
computer, and they can select from many different newsreaders. (Most
Windows users seem to be be selecting either Outlook Express, or some
web browser, instead of a stand-alone newsreader, but those who have
known usenet for a long time usually pick some other program.

If enough of us complain do you think they will go back to the old
style?

Why should *I* bother to complain? I don't *use* their services,
so I have no idea what it looks like -- except that the last time I
tried it, it was quite clumsy. For all I know, I might find the new
format better.

Listing the number of authors hardly seems necessary to me,
though my newsreader lists the number of unread articles per thread, and
the names of the posters.

Remember -- Google is *not* usenet -- it is only one of many
ways to access usenet, and far from the best in my opinion.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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