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point is in the case of astraweb if shit hits the fan the posts do not propagate from the 'front end' machines and you get all these incompletes so adding the other servers can help with completion if you are lucky and hit the same server the poster used.
Like I said, I check (both manually and by NZBcc) propagation OUT of Astra/US virtually 24/7. It has literally been several years since I saw it 'run aground' so to speak on that.
When I do see Giganews (for instance) loose track, I check out others (Blocknews and Usenet-Server for starters) and they are just fine, and then GN does 'eventually' catch back up in a couple days.
But I think no matter where something is posted, that sometimes you'll see 'skips' and 'fades' and that's where having a good selection of 'fills' servers is good (although of late, the last hand-full of years, Blocknews has really been the 'go to' fills provider).
But if you find something that's just a few days old, and use GN, wait a few days and it'll back-fill.