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As of October of 2002, there are around 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. This number varies, depending on the news server carrying the newsgroups.
It would be impossible for Wikipedia to list each and every newsgroup. However, several newsgroups are notable and popular, and some have had a considerable history.
Newsgroups of interests include:
alt.ascii-art — a group for posting, admiring and discussing ASCII art.
alt.binaries.slack — artwork created by and for the Church of the SubGenius.
alt.config — creation of new newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy.
alt.games.lucas-arts.monkey-island — Aglami, core of insanity.
alt.fan.douglas-adams — discussing the writer Douglas Adams.
alt.folklore.urban — confirming and debunking myth, rumour and old-wives-tales.
alt.religion.kibology — He who Greps.
alt.religion.scientology — discussion of the controversial subject of Scientology.
alt.revisionism — discussion of Holocaust revisionism.
alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics.
alt.sex.bondage — discussion of BDSM sex (largely replaced by soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm).
alt.sex.stories — text-based erotic stories of all types.
alt.sexual.abuse.recovery and alt.sexual.abuse.recovery.moderated
alt.suicide.holiday — pro-choice discussion of suicide.
alt.sysadmin.recovery — the Scary Devil Monastery.
alt.talk.creationism — discussion of the pros and cons of creationism.
alt.tasteless — discussion of subject matter in too poor taste to be discussed elsewhere.
alt.tv.simpsons — discusses the television show The Simpsons.
alt.zines — discussion of small-press publications, magazines, and pamphlets (zines).
news.admin.net-abuse.email — discussion of abuse of email by spammers and other parties.
news.groups — creation and deletion of newsgroups in the Big 8 (comp.*, humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, and talk.*)
rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan
rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc — discussion of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
rec.humor.funny — edited (moderated) jokes.
rec.arts.erotica — text-based erotic stories — was banned at many sites.
rec.humor.oracle — Internet humor
rec.sport.pro-wrestling — general discussion of professional wrestling and current events using wrestling related terms
soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi — support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered teenagers and youths.
talk.origins — evolution-creationism controversy which maintains an extensive FAQ.
See also:
- Google Groups (http://www.google.com/grphp) contains a complete browsable list of groups at http://groups.google.com/groups?group=*
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