uutisryhmiin
Uutisryhmiin, often translated as "news groups" or "discussion groups," were an early form of online discussion forum that predated the World Wide Web. They operated on a decentralized network called Usenet, which was established in 1980. Users could post messages, called articles or posts, to specific topic-based groups, known as newsgroups. These newsgroups covered an extremely wide range of subjects, from technical discussions about computing to hobbies, politics, and even more esoteric interests.
The structure of Usenet was hierarchical, with top-level categories like `comp` (computers), `sci` (science), `rec` (recreation),
The decentralized nature meant that no single entity controlled Usenet. Instead, servers exchanged articles with each