List of newsgroups

The Big 8 hierarchies

comp

humanities

misc

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

  news

• news.admin.net-abuse.blocklisting — discussion related to the use of blocklists to deal with spam and other unwanted network traffic.
• news.admin.net-abuse.email — discussion of abuse of email by spammers and other parties.

  rec

• rec.arts.movies.current-films—The latest movie releases.
• rec.arts.movies.past-films—Past films.
• rec.arts.poems
• rec.arts.comics—Discussing comic books, current and past
• rec.arts.sf.tv—Discussing general television SF.
• rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated—discussion of Babylon 5 and other projects of J. Michael Straczynski.
• rec.arts.tv—Television, its history, and past and current shows, i.e. the main television newsgroup.
• rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs—discussion about soap operas broadcast by the CBS television network.
• rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc—discussion of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
• rec.arts.tv.x-factor—General discussion of the X-Factor tv show and all its worldwide editions.
• rec.food.cooking—"discussion of cooking in general. Recipes and requests for recipes are welcome here, as are discussions of cooking techniques, equipment, etc."
• rec.humor.funny—moderated humor group that featured daily editor-selected jokes
• rec.humor.oracle—Internet humor
• rec.music—Music
• rec.music.folk—Folk music
• rec.sport.cricket—general discussion of world cricket.
• rec.sport.soccer—general discussion of world football.
• rec.woodworking—general discussion of woodworking.

  sci

• Sci.bio.*
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• soc

• soc.culture.usa— for the discussion of culture in the USA.
• soc.culture.iraq— for the discussion of Iraq.
• soc.genealogy— for the discussion of genealogy.
• soc.motss— for the discussion of gay and lesbian issues.
• soc.org.nonprofit— for the discussion of nonprofit organization management issues.
• soc.org.service—clubs.misc— for the discussion of service clubs such as Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary International, Civitan International and Optimists.
• soc.penpals— to find penpals
• soc.politics— for the discussion of politics
• soc.religion.bahai— for the discussion of Bahai
• soc.religion.christian— for the discussion of Christianity
• soc.rights-human— for the discussion of human rights

  talk

• talk.bizarre — a newsgroup for experiencing the bizarre.
• talk.origins — evolution-creationism controversy which maintains an extensive FAQ.

  The alt hierarchy

• alt.2600 — Official group for
• Alt.Adoption — for adoption
• alt.arts.poetry.comments — for poetry and poetry critique
• alt.asian-movies — for discussions focusing mainly on Hong Kong action cinema.
• alt.atheism — discusses atheism
• alt.binaries.boneless
• alt.binaries.slack — artwork created by and for the Church of the SubGenius.
• alt.callahans — Spider Robinson's Callahan's Place online
• alt.config — creation of new newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy.
• alt.digitiser — discussion of the video games magazine Digitiser.
• alt.fan — fandom discussions.
• alt.gothic — a gothic newsgroup and birthplace of Convergence
• alt.horology This Internet newsgroup concerns all aspects of horology. Those posting to it range from novices to collectors to professional watchmakers & clockmakers.
• alt.religion.kibology — He who Greps.
• alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics.
• alt.sex.bondage — discussion of BDSM sex.
• alt.sex.cancel — set up specifically as a means of defeating newsgroup spam cross-posted to the entire alt.sex hierarchy
• alt.sex.stories — text-based erotic stories of all types.
• alt.slack — Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
• alt.startrek.vs.starwars — created to discuss the Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars.
• alt.suicide.holiday — pro-choice discussion of suicide.
• alt.sysadmin.recovery — the Scary Devil Monastery.
• alt.tasteless — discussion of subject matter in too poor taste to be discussed elsewhere.
• alt.tv.simpsons — discusses the TV show The Simpsons.
• alt.usage.english — discussion of English words, grammar, etymology
• alt.usenet.kooks — discussion of Usenet kooks and their idiosyncratic theories.
• alt.zines'' — discussion of small-press publications, magazines, and pamphlets.

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