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Eternal September (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dparticiple@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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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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[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago

My pleasure. I agree!

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed, this was super helpful!