As I recall, at least the parts of usenet where I hung out (rec.art.sf.written, fandom, and composition, and soc.support.fat-acceptance) weren’t that badly plagued by spam (there were volunteers dealing with spam for usenet), but trolls were a problem.
As I recall, at least the parts of usenet where I hung out (rec.art.sf.written, fandom, and composition, and soc.support.fat-acceptance) weren’t that badly plagued by spam (there were volunteers dealing with spam for usenet), but trolls were a problem.