From the first moment I first went online in 1996, forums were the main place to hang out. In fact the very first thing I did was join an online forum run by the Greek magazine "PC Master" so I could directly to my favourite game reviewers (for me it was Tsourinakis, for those old [...]
  • SternEnglish
    23•2 months ago

    Usenet and bbs erasure.

    • db0OPEnglish
      11•2 months ago

      I was considering mentioning that GenX stuff, but I felt it was too obscure and would only serve to posture my creds :)

      • @[email protected]English
        3•2 months ago

        Your creds could be diminished based on which usenet forums you frequented. I had a little while in my 90s youth obsessed with researching marihuana, libertarian ideals, and discrediting Scientology in the alt.scientology groups. Not great, kind of normal for usenet, but there were much darker places to inhabit there. Worst of all was posting from my university account with my real name.

    • Semi-Hemi-LemmygodEnglish
      7•2 months ago

      Usenet is still useful for… other things 🏴‍☠️