Internet celebrity notable for Usenet posting
A Usenet personality was a particular kind of Internet celebrity, being an individual who gained a certain level of notoriety from posting on Usenet, a global network of computer users with a vast array of topics for discussion. The platform is usually anonymous,[1] although users can get celebrity status, usually by being deemed different from other posters in some way.
Since its inception, Usenet newsgroups have attracted a wide variety of people posting all manner of fact, fiction, theories, opinions, and beliefs. Some Usenet posters achieved a certain amount of fame (or infamy) and celebrity within Usenet circles because of their unusual, non-mainstream ideas, or because their writings and responses are considered especially humorous or bizarre.
Some Usenet communities became infamous on Usenet as a whole and/or on the wider Internet for posting "indecent material."[1]
Eccentric believers [ edit ]
These individuals (or user-IDs, or pseudonyms) are noted for their eccentric beliefs and theories.
Criminal and eccentric personalities [ edit ]
These individuals (or user-IDs, or pseudonyms) are noted for their criminal, eccentric, paranoid, or threatening behavior, or newsgroup trolling activities.
Unusual personalities [ edit ]
These are individuals (or user-IDs) that are unusual for reasons other than being eccentric.
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