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We speak of 'Usenet' here a lot, when we really mean 'Netnews' (e.g. [[Usenet archive]]). See [https://gunkies.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Usenet&fulltext=Search here], in the 'Page text matches' section, for the full ugly story. I guess we ought to fix this at some point. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) | We speak of 'Usenet' here a lot, when we really mean 'Netnews' (e.g. [[Usenet archive]]). See [https://gunkies.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=Usenet&fulltext=Search here], in the 'Page text matches' section, for the full ugly story. I guess we ought to fix this at some point. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) | ||
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| + | I've fixed all the article names, and links. The errors in article text are because, I think, people used to say 'Usenet' when they actually were talking about 'Netnews' (which, of course, ran across Usenet - hence the error). I'm not going to fix all the text errors; maybe a few. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 17:21, 30 March 2025 (CEST) | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, 30 March 2025
Usenet/Netnews confusion
We speak of 'Usenet' here a lot, when we really mean 'Netnews' (e.g. Usenet archive). See here, in the 'Page text matches' section, for the full ugly story. I guess we ought to fix this at some point. Jnc (talk)
I've fixed all the article names, and links. The errors in article text are because, I think, people used to say 'Usenet' when they actually were talking about 'Netnews' (which, of course, ran across Usenet - hence the error). I'm not going to fix all the text errors; maybe a few. Jnc (talk) 17:21, 30 March 2025 (CEST)
