Eternal September - Wikipedia
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Eternal September or the September that never ended was a cultural phenomenon during a period beginning around late 1993 and early 1994, when Internet Service Providers began offering Usenet access to many new users.

  • ryan213@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Thanks for adding a small blurb about the article. This should be mandatory on all posts.

  • Supervisor194@lemmy.worldEnglish
    92·
    1 day ago

    I was there when it happened. At the time we recognized it as the force that was going to (and did) ruin USENET (and IRC). We did not recognize it as the force that would also ruin the entire world.

    • dparticipleOPEnglish
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      22 hours ago

      Is that correlated with students getting out of school for the summer and joining, or a different event? I have noticed a lower quality of conversation in a number of communities recently.

      • TheImpressiveX@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        21 hours ago

        It’s a reference to June 2023, when Lemmy saw a huge spike in users due to the Reddit API controversy.

        • dparticipleOPEnglish
          2·
          21 hours ago

          Ah, of course! Thanks for jogging my memory. Despite the growth in users, many of the communities on Lemmy remind me of the old days of BBSes and web foraa. Hopefully the Fediverse will maintain its friendliness and usefulness as it expands.