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I had no idea Usenet was like a community or something. I primarily use it to download stuff.
by kin 13y ago
I had no idea Usenet was like a community or something. I primarily use it to download stuff.
- Steuard 13y agoOh, god, it was glorious. Or at least, a lot of parts of it were. I made good friends on the Tolkien newsgroups there, back when they were the place for discussions of his work (with multiple world-famous scholars taking part, and intense debates between many deeply knowledgeable people that could last for weeks). Nothing I've found today can compare. Heck, even the huge, high traffic groups like rec.humor had a real sense of community if you watched for a while and got to know the regulars. I still miss it (obviously).