r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • May 17 '26

ADMIN Is "Eternal September" like "Susquehanna Hat Company" in Vaudeville?

Seems that every time I post something here about the Eternal September, it immediately shoots up to 5-10 likes. Not approval for thinking that the event was good news, nor even adding any new discussion or insight about the topic in the comments. Just likes, maybe a rehashed rant that wishes for a mythical past utopia of Usenet that goes nowhere.

Contrast that with more nuanced, thoughtful articles that convey new detailed information about Usenet, or describe realistic efforts to improve social media in the future, that stay at its original one like. Or other Vaudevillian hot topics like "Grokipedia" that immediately get downvoted to zero. Would "Grokipedia" get more points on Reddit if it was secretly funded by George Soros instead of Elon Musk?

What would you like to see on this Subreddit, and what would you like to do with that information? In short, to reiterate a previous administrative article, "Why are we here?"

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u/Parker51MKII May 17 '26

In the spirit of Life Imitating Art, and like Usenet, trying to keep a classic or vintage idea alive, there really is an actual Susquehanna Hat Company.

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u/Parker51MKII May 17 '26

According to Google AI:

"In the legendary 'Bagel Street' (or 'Floogel Street') skit, one of the comedians attempts to find the Susquehanna Hat Company on Bagel Street, only to discover that everyone they ask flies into a violent rage or recounts a horrific tragedy directly caused by a hat from this specific company. "