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This led to the creation of "nonsense" groups over the years (such as alt.[[Muppets|swedish-chef]].bork.bork.bork, alt.[[barney]].dinosaur.die.die.die and alt.fan.[[Karl Malden|karl-malden]].nose)

This led to the creation of "nonsense" groups over the years (such as alt.[[Muppets|swedish-chef]].bork.bork.bork, alt.[[barney]].dinosaur.die.die.die and alt.fan.[[Karl Malden|karl-malden]].nose)

There are also minor hierarchies created for other purposes, such as pa.* (for the state of Pennsylvania) and [[microsoft]].* (created by Microsoft and formerly an official means of discussion-based technical support)

There are also minor hierarchies created for other purposes, such as [[Pennsylvania|pa]].* (for the state of Pennsylvania) and [[microsoft]].* (created by Microsoft and formerly an official means of discussion-based technical support)

==Spam and the Eternal September==

==Spam and the Eternal September==