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Old 01-21-2023, 09:27 PM   #20 (permalink)
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That's because the first rule of Internet is don't talk about [it]....
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https://usenet.bestreviews.net › faq › what-is-first-rule-of-usenet
What Is the First Rule of Usenet? - Usenet Reviews
You don't talk about fight club.". The same principle applies to Usenet, as its first rule is precisely to not talk about it. This 'rule' was created as an allusion to the hit-movie Fight Club with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. The movie came out in 1999, around the same time that Usenet was being 'killed' by the regular web.
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