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Is there some sort of source on this graph or is it a prove-a-point type thing. Just wondering, because if there was some way to measure quality of posts over t

• carbocation 14y ago
  It's a reference to the notion of Eternal September, from usenet lore. To summarize from memory perhaps incorrectly, usenet used to be great but get worse qualitatively when school would start in September. Its quality would increase throughout the year as people learned to communicate appropriately. One year, however, it just never got better...
  • tptacek 14y ago
    ... when AOL started offering access to Usenet. (In reality, Usenet was pretty great through most of the '90s; warez killed Usenet, not newcomers).