I'm referring to the usenet, mailing lists, various issue trackers and distro-specific forums were knowledgeable people diagnose and solve problems for others.

I'm referring to the usenet, mailing lists, various issue trackers and distro-specific forums were knowledgeable people diagnose and solve problems for others. The arch wiki has some of same diagnostics/troubleshooting content in more approachable format and kept up to date. Quite a few times it pointed me in right direction even if I don't use Arch.