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The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet before it became over-run with spam and everything balkanised. It hosted newsgroups like [[alt.fandom.cons]], [[alt.sex.bondage]] and [[RASFF|rec.arts.sf.fandom]], which is still going, but a shadow of its former self.
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Early social media: The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet before it became over-run with spam and everything balkanised. It hosted newsgroups (specialized forums) like [[alt.fandom.cons]], [[alt.sex.bondage]] and [[RASFF|rec.arts.sf.fandom]].
  
 
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Revision as of 15:43, 27 November 2020

Early social media: The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet before it became over-run with spam and everything balkanised. It hosted newsgroups (specialized forums) like alt.fandom.cons, alt.sex.bondage and rec.arts.sf.fandom.


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