September which never ended

By the influx of newbies I have just noticed that besides being the 2926th day of September 1993 (the September which never ended) it is also September.

2001 September 4, Simon Slavin, “[META] Welcome to the September newbies”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025

Then of course came the antics of Tom Cruise. And just like "the September which never ended", it brought in an influx of script-kiddies onto OCMB. The problem is that these people only see black and white, us and them, and are willing to use the lowest means to enforce this Manichaean view.

2006 June 16, Nec_V20, “OCMB "ROC" (or FAQ) is a crock”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025

Before The September which Never Ended (starting 1993), many new undergrads would start using their shiny new internet accounts, often their first contact with the net, and many would subscribe to SF-Lovers.

2016 January 15, Cryptoengineer, “Job title of the day”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025

The earliest story I can think of that was clearly Internet inspired is "True Names" by Vernor Vinge (1981). However, most non-computer people didn't really become internet aware until 1993, which had both The September Which Never Ended, and the introduction of the NCSA Mosaic browser, which brought the WWW.

2023 July 26, petertrei@gmail.com, “A SF novel set in today's 2023, written in 1963”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025