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Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by omoikane on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:55PM (#37340216)
The organization of Fediverse is different, and availability of historical discussions is spotty.

Also, some quirky usenet groups aren't available elsewhere, such as alt.binaries.*

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Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by tptacek on Thursday August 31, 2023 @01:37PM (#37340882)
Most Usenet servers had strict retention limits; there was no expectation of availability of historical discussions.
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