The alt.* hierarchy

The anarchic wing of Usenet: alt.* groups could be created by anyone who could format a control message, which produced both indispensable communities and deliberate nonsense — often adjacent. Groups carried by the gateway are listed below.

• alt.america
• alt.astrology
• alt.bible
• alt.bmx
• alt.comp
• alt.evolution
• alt.nettime
• alt.new-england
• alt.newbie
• alt.privacy
• alt.psychology
• alt.tesla
• alt.verizon-sucks