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Alt.gothic is a USENET newsgroup for goths. USENET is an absolutely huge discussion for virtually anything, started in 1979. A newsgroup is a subject-oriented subsection of USENET. [http://www.newsreaders.com/ Newsreaders.com] has a general discussion of how to get yourself hooked up to USENET. Many ISPs already maintain USENET news servers available for their customers' use without additional charge, and many news clients are available for free or very low cost as well. | Alt.gothic is a USENET newsgroup for goths. USENET is an absolutely huge discussion for virtually anything, started in 1979. A newsgroup is a subject-oriented subsection of USENET. [http://www.newsreaders.com/ Newsreaders.com] has a general discussion of how to get yourself hooked up to USENET. Many ISPs already maintain USENET news servers available for their customers' use without additional charge, and many news clients are available for free or very low cost as well. | ||
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* LiveJournal has a [http://syndicated.livejournal.com/altgothic/ syndication] of this feed that can be added to friends pages. As this can easily overwhelm a Friends List, there's also a syndicated feed of the more-topical [http://syndicated.livejournal.com/agconvergence/ alt.gothic.convergence]. | * LiveJournal has a [http://syndicated.livejournal.com/altgothic/ syndication] of this feed that can be added to friends pages. As this can easily overwhelm a Friends List, there's also a syndicated feed of the more-topical [http://syndicated.livejournal.com/agconvergence/ alt.gothic.convergence]. | ||
It's where we started talking, arguing & flirting. | |||
Back in 1994 some of the regulars had the bright idea that doing this in the same physical location with alcohol & music would be a really good idea. | |||
Hence, [[Convergence]] | |||
If you want to know more about the group, read the [[alt.gothic FAQ v4.0.0.1 beta]] | |||
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[[Divergence]] - Some of the regulars couldn't make it to [[C4 | Convergence IV]] so they organised a meet up on IRC instead. This is before the days of webcams, wireless or even affordable laptops so usenet was very quiet on Convergence weekends in those days. | [[Divergence]] - Some of the regulars couldn't make it to [[C4 | Convergence IV]] so they organised a meet up on IRC instead. This is before the days of webcams, wireless or even affordable laptops so usenet was very quiet on Convergence weekends in those days. | ||