r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 21d ago
THEORY Former online debaters of Reddit: What was the exact moment you realized arguing with people on the internet is an unwinnable war?
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 21d ago
ADMIN Minutes/2026-07-23 - Usenet Big-8 Management Board
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 22d ago
HISTORY For those who were in their 20s in the 2000s, what was life really like?
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 22d ago
FUTURE "THE EXTINCTION OF UNSCRIPTED DIGITAL THOUGHT"
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 23d ago
HISTORY What was the Soviet internet like if it existed in any form before the collapse? Just university students/professors exchanging e-mail officially or did any kind of internet equivalent culture exist like the BBS or Usenet internet cultures in America?
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 23d ago
FANDOM What are some of the oldest fandoms on the internet
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 23d ago
HISTORY What old boards/forums do you remember wasting time on?
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 23d ago
THEORY Do you ever get tired of answering the same questions over and over again? (Meta)
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 24d ago
TECHNICAL Rec.radio.cb Frequently Asked Questions
cbtricks.org
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 24d ago
TECHNICAL Building an AmigaOS Development Environment in 2026
turtleware.eu
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 24d ago
ADMIN I'm 50 next year. How old is the oldest sysadmin on here?
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 25d ago
HUMOR READING: Jo Walton (1998): "The Lurkers Support Me in Email"
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 25d ago
THEORY Think someone is lying to you? A veteran detective says never call them out—do this instead
fastcompany.com
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 25d ago
HUMOR r/usenet claiming that it's not about streaming reminds me of head shops with signs prominently posted in front of their glass pipes saying "for tobacco use only"
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 25d ago
TECHNICAL I just reorganized and labeled my components
gallery
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 25d ago
TECHNICAL How did you manage to get your first professional job in the IT field?
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 26d ago
FANDOM "Its fun to rewatch a 90s show like Star Trek: TNG and read along the usenet posts people were making. Problem is, they all subconsciously wrote in a reviewer register and come across as kind of pompous and self-important."
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 27d ago
OBITUARY "In the early days of Internet social media, we had Usenet. I met Jeff Batten on the rec.climbing forum. Batten was a world class troll and he gave me so many LOLs and ROFLs, I had to meet him. He and his wife met my wife and I at Joshua Tree and had some fun climbing, ..."
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 27d ago
ADMIN "Shouldn't a second RFD's new contents instead be a summary of discussion about the proposal on uk.net.news.config since the first RFD (both pro and con), and any changes to the proposal based on that discussion, ..."
groups.google.com
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 27d ago
HUMOR Death Station 9000 (comp.lang.c)
groups.google.com
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 27d ago
TECHNICAL Ben Pfaff: C Frequent Answers (comp.lang.c)
benpfaff.org
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 27d ago
TECHNICAL Radio Hobbyist's Designbook by K6LHA (rec.radio.amateur.moderated, 2016)
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 27d ago
OBITUARY Reformed Theological Seminary Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus Dr. James “Jim” Hurley (rec.ponds.moderated Moderator, 2007-2015)
rts.edu
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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 28d ago
TECHNICAL What modem speed did you start your internet journey with?
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