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> what passed for flamewars back then seems pretty tame in comparison to today Well, until the Meowers came about. That lead to what was quite possibly the big
by amyjess 10y ago
> what passed for flamewars back then seems pretty tame in comparison to today
Well, until the Meowers came about. That lead to what was quite possibly the biggest flamewar in Internet history, and it involved wholesale invasions of random newsgroups.
http://xahlee.info/Netiquette_dir/_/meow_wars.html http://xahlee.info/Netiquette_dir/_/meow_wars.html
- sevensor 10y agoDon't know how I missed that! 1996-2002 or so was my usenet era. I guess I didn't spend all that much time on alt.