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 quali

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...