List of newsgroups

This is a partial list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history.

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.

comp

See also: comp.* hierarchy

Computer-related topics.

humanities

Topics related to the humanities (fine arts, literature, philosophy, Classical Latin, etc.).

misc

Miscellaneous topics. Examples include:

  • misc.legal.moderated — A moderated legal forum.
  • misc.taxes.moderated — A moderated professional tax forum open to the general public.

news

Matters related to the functioning of Usenet itself.

rec

Recreation and entertainment topics.

sci

See also: sci.* hierarchy

Science-related topics.

soc

Discussion related to society and social subcultures. Examples include:

  • soc.motss— for the discussion of gay and lesbian issues.[1]
  • soc.org.nonprofit— for the discussion of nonprofit organization management issues.[2][3]
  • soc.rights-human— for the discussion of human rights[4]

talk

Discussion of various topics, especially controversial ones. Includes political topics as well.

The alt hierarchy

See also: alt.* hierarchy

This is the most extensive newsgroup hierarchy outside of the Big 8. Examples include:

References

  1. ^ Auerbach, David (August 20, 2014). "The First Gay Space on the Internet". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mutz, John (2010). Fundraising For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7645-9847-0.
  3. ^ Cravens, Jayne. "A Brief Review of the Early History of Nonprofits and the Internet (before 1996)". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ Bickerton, Pauline (2007). Cybermarketing. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0 7506 4704 3.
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