origin of the phrase "eternal september"

[D]

the first occurrence of the phrase "eternal september" is attributed to
john william chambless <***@whale.st.usm.edu> in a usenet article
posted wednesday 9 february 1994 00:23:47 UT to "alt.folklore.computers"
under the namesake subject header "the eternal september", which begins:
"here we go again... isn't it lovely that usenet isn't just the 'toy of
the intellectual elite' anymore?" . . . the author of this famous title
(b. 10 april 1959, gulfport) is apparently still living but considering
the unintended "never ending" meme which became the trademark of usenet,
has probably heard more about this quip than anyone could possibly need
(although commercial usenet providers might owe this guy some royalties)

[Kurt Weiske]

To: noreply
Re: origin of the phrase "eternal september"
By: noreply to alt.folklore.computers on Sat Sep 14 2024 08:59 pm

the first occurrence of the phrase "eternal september" is attributed to john
wednesday 9 february 1994 00:23:47 UT to "alt.folklore.computers" under the
namesake subject header "the eternal september", which begins: "here we go
again... isn't it lovely that usenet isn't just the 'toy of the
intellectual elite' anymore?" . . . the author of this famous title (b. 10

We used a similar term in the BBS world to describe the phenomenon after new years when kids got modems for Christmas and set up BBSes on their parents home lines. They'd advertise the hours as something like 9pm-6am, when their parents were asleep, and they'd run it for a couple of weeks - until the parents got sick of getting phone calls in the middle of the night.

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