Usenet Nostalgia and Revival

Discussions center on reminiscing about Usenet's past, questioning why it declined, asserting that it still exists and is viable, and proposing it as a model or alternative to modern platforms like Reddit.

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Activity Over Time

2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
82
2012
147
2013
161
2014
113
2015
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2016
181
2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
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2026
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Sample Comments

clifanatic Oct 24, 2016 View on HN

Why can't usenet be the new usenet?

nemoniac Jan 7, 2010 View on HN

Does nobody remember Usenet any more?

icedchai Sep 30, 2019 View on HN

Why don't we just bring back Usenet?

u801e Jun 23, 2018 View on HN

Usenet isn't that bad either :)

kken Jun 18, 2018 View on HN

Why did the USENET have to disappear?

jacquesm Apr 14, 2022 View on HN

Usenet wasn't near realtime.

aaaaaaaaata Aug 22, 2022 View on HN

Usenet is still "dead", eh?

mwfunk Dec 4, 2013 View on HN

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=usenet

count Nov 25, 2011 View on HN

IRC and USENET never went away...

LAC-Tech Nov 7, 2022 View on HN

Usenet sounds great! Is it actively used still?