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Re:Using Google without a Google+ profile by mcv on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @09:26AM (#9961269)
Point 2 was only true before 1993. After that, everybody could get on usenet. And did. The eternal september drove the quality down quite a bit.
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Re:Using Google without a Google+ profile by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @03:27PM (#9963938)
The Eternal September changed things. As participation increased, experience worsened.

"Classical Usenet" was what came before, for the most part.

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