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Yetanfou
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A Pre-History of Slashdot
There is even a term for this phenomenon: eternal September [1]. It originated as Usenet slang for a period beginning in September 1993, AOL started offering Usenet access to its users which overwhelmed the existing culture for online forums.
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September