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List of newsgroups

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Summary

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This is a partial list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history.

The Big-8 hierarchies

These are the most widely distributed and carefully controlled newsgroup hierarchies. See Big 8 (Usenet) and the Great Renaming for more information.

comp

Computer-related topics.

humanities

Topics related to the humanities (fine arts, literature, philosophy, Classical Latin, etc.).

misc

Miscellaneous topics. Examples include:

  • misc.legal.moderated — A moderated legal forum.
  • misc.taxes.moderated — A moderated professional tax forum open to the general public.

news

Matters related to the functioning of Usenet itself.

  • news.admin.announce (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.blacklisting (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.bulletins (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.email — discussion of abuse of email by spammers and other parties.
  • news.admin.net-abuse.misc
  • news.admin.net-abuse.policy (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.usenet — discussion of abuse of usenet by spammers and other parties.

rec

Recreation and entertainment topics.

  • rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated—discussion of Babylon 5 and other projects of J. Michael Straczynski.

sci

Science-related topics.

soc

Discussion related to society and social subcultures. Examples include:

  • soc.motss— for the discussion of gay and lesbian issues.
  • soc.org.nonprofit— for the discussion of nonprofit organization management issues.
  • soc.rights-human— for the discussion of human rights

talk

Discussion of various topics, especially controversial ones. Includes political topics as well.

  • talk.origins — evolution-creationism controversy which maintains an extensive FAQ.

The alt hierarchy

This is the most extensive newsgroup hierarchy outside of the Big 8. Examples include:

  • alt.atheism — discusses atheism
  • alt.binaries.slack — artwork created by and for the Church of the SubGenius.
  • alt.config — creation of new newsgroups in the alt. hierarchy*.
  • alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics.
  • alt.sex.stories — text-based erotic stories of all types.
  • alt.suicide.holiday — pro-choice discussion of suicide.
  • alt.tv.simpsons — discusses the TV show The Simpsons.

References

References

  1. Auerbach, David. (August 20, 2014). "The First Gay Space on the Internet".
  2. Mutz, John. (2010). "Fundraising For Dummies". John Wiley & Sons.
  3. Cravens, Jayne. "A Brief Review of the Early History of Nonprofits and the Internet (before 1996)".
  4. Bickerton, Pauline. (2007). "Cybermarketing". Taylor & Francis.
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