Great Renaming
E845112
The Great Renaming was a major reorganization of Usenet newsgroups in the late 1980s that standardized group names into the familiar hierarchical structure (such as comp.*, sci.*, and rec.*).
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Usenet event
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Usenet reorganization ⓘ historical computing event ⓘ |
| affectedStakeholder |
Usenet administrators
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Usenet users ⓘ |
| affectedSystem | Usenet newsgroups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationScheme | topic-based grouping of newsgroups ⓘ |
| considered | major milestone in Usenet history ⓘ |
| followedBy | creation of additional hierarchies such as alt.* ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Usenet
NERFINISHED
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computer networks ⓘ online communities ⓘ |
| impact |
facilitated discovery of relevant newsgroups
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improved navigability of Usenet ⓘ influenced later online forum organization ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
more systematic naming conventions
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top-level Usenet hierarchies ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
lasting standardization of Usenet group names
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template for hierarchical naming in other systems ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
inconsistencies in early newsgroup names
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need for better organization of discussions ⓘ rapid growth of Usenet ⓘ |
| occurredAroundYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| occurredInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| precededBy | ad-hoc Usenet naming practices ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
introduce hierarchical naming structure
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standardize newsgroup names ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Usenet Big 7 hierarchies
NERFINISHED
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Usenet naming conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the Internet ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of Big 7 hierarchies
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widespread adoption of comp.* hierarchy ⓘ widespread adoption of misc.* hierarchy ⓘ widespread adoption of news.* hierarchy ⓘ widespread adoption of rec.* hierarchy ⓘ widespread adoption of sci.* hierarchy ⓘ widespread adoption of soc.* hierarchy ⓘ widespread adoption of talk.* hierarchy ⓘ |
| scope | global Usenet network ⓘ |
| standardizedPrefix |
comp.*
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misc.* ⓘ news.* ⓘ rec.* ⓘ sci.* ⓘ soc.* ⓘ talk.* ⓘ |
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