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Eternal September (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks for adding a small blurb about the article. This should be mandatory on all posts.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

My pleasure. I agree!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed, this was super helpful!