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  1. Eternal September

    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. Prior to this, the only sudden changes in the volume of new users of Usenet occurred each September, when cohorts of university students would gain access to it for the first time. The periodic flood of new users overwhelmed the existing culture for online forums and the ability to enforce existing norms. AOL began their Usenet gateway service in March 1994, leading to a constant stream of new users. Hence, from the early Usenet hobbyist point of view, the influx of new users that began in September 1993 appeared to be endless. Wikipedia

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  2. Thoughts on the 10000th of September. Today, the 16th day of January 2021, is the ten-thousandth day of September 1993. There has not been much talk about Eternal September in the late years, so let us start with history. In the beginning of the 1990s, the Internet had not yet been commercialized, and most of its users were academic.
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    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. [1] [2] Prior to this, the only sudden changes in the volume of new users of Usenet occurred each September, when cohorts of university students would gain access to it for the ...
  4. The Eternal September was basically the death of Usenet culture. In 1993 or so, America Online gave its entire userbase free Usenet access. This created a tsunami of newfags which swept away the last vestiges of a coherent Usenet culture - there simply weren't enough oldfags around to keep the newfags in-line with gentle trolling. ...
  5. en.wivipedia.org

    Eternal September or the September that never ended is Usenet slang for a period beginning around 1993 when Internet service providers began offering Usenet access to many new users. The flood of new users overwhelmed the existing culture for online forums and the ability to enforce existing norms. AOL followed with their Usenet gateway service in March 1994, leading to a constant stream of ...
  6. bmannconsulting.com

    Jan 1, 2025Eternal September or the September that never ended refers to 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. Prior to this, the only sudden changes in the volume of new users of Usenet occurred each September, when cohorts of university students would gain access to it for the ...
  7. ELI5: The 'Eternal September' concept. J ... Originally, Usenet (and much of the rest of the Internet) was accessed largely through universities. As such, every September, they'd experience an influx of new users, who were unaware of standard netiquette, but would eventually learn proper behavior after about a month.
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