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Re:“Facebook Is the Internet” and Other Things Media People ... by loginusername on Monday November 23, 2015 @10:41AM (#10615154)
Ah. I always thought it was a reference to "ISP's" and the general public getting access to Usenet. Thanks for the clarification.
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Re:“Facebook Is the Internet” and Other Things Media People ... by lmm on Monday November 23, 2015 @10:44AM (#10615180)
It was; AOL in particular, but other ISPs as well.

September was always a rough time on Usenet as all the noobs arrived; some old folks took the month off (or at least claimed to), coming back in October when they'd calmed down a bit. Once the public ISPs arrived it became like September the whole year round.

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