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This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history.
As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. This number varies, depending on the news server carrying the newsgroups.
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The Big 8 hierarchies
These are the most widely distributed and carefully controlled newsgroup hierarchies. See Big 8 (Usenet) and the Great Renaming for more information.
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comp
Computer-related topics.
comp.lang.c — general discussions about the C programming language.
comp.lang.c++ — general discussions about C++ programming language.
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humanities
Topics related to the humanities (fine arts, literature, philosophy, etc.).
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misc
Miscellaneous topics.
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news
Matters related to the functioning of Usenet itself.
news.groups — creation and deletion of newsgroups in the Big 8 (comp.
news.php.net — Topics related to the PHP Programming Language (www.php.net).
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rec
Recreation and entertainment topics.
rec.arts.tv — discussion about television. For television shows, browse alt.tv
rec.motorcycles — discussion of motorcycles, world motorcycle culture, and mechanical topics.
rec.skiing.alpine — discussion of alpine skiing (generally excluding nordic skiing and snowboarding).
rec.skiing.alpine.moderated — similar to rec.skiing.alpine, but created to allow a team of moderators to filter out articles with discussion of disagreements among participants of rsa.
rec.sport.pro-wrestling — general discussion of professional wrestling and current events using wrestling related terms.
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sci
Science-related topics.
sci.fractals — general discussion of fractals and chaos theory
sci.geo.earthquakes — general discussion of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other geological and seismic events.
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soc
Discussion related to society and social subcultures.
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talk
Discussion of various topics, especially controversial ones.
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The alt hierarchy
This is the most extensive newsgroup hierarchy outside of the Big 8.
alt.gothic.cybergoth — what happens when geek culture and goth culture elope. Different from alt.cyberpunk
alt.sex — the first alt. newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics.
alt.sex.cancel — set up specifically as a means of defeating newsgroup spam cross-posted to the entire alt.sex hierarchy
alt.tasteless — discussion of subject matter in too poor taste to be discussed elsewhere.
alt.zines — discussion of small-press publications, magazines, and pamphlets (zines).
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Other newsgroups
These newsgroups fall outside of the official Big 8 hierarchies, as well as the less formal ''alt'' hierarchy.
gnu.gcc — Discussions related to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).
it.arti.trash — one of the most active on Italian topics. Vito's annual meeting included.
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