Neverending September

neverending September never ending September never-ending September Never Ending September Never-Ending September English Proper noun 1 Neverending September en never-ending September. en 15 November 1999 greg@apple2.com Birth of the Neverending September (was: Re: Netiquette) alt.folklore.computers https://web.archive.org/web/20251208152544/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.folklore.computers/c/W7CE5YytyUY/m/nKZilFhvymEJ Well certainly the net's existence predates 1993[1], even business presence on the net. I'm talking about the general public. The unwashed masses. The constant daily tsunami of newbies that put the September bubble to shame, which began The Neverending September, well over 2000 days long and still counting. (Perhaps the Jargon File should also mention the variant form, "The Neverending September", backformed from the Michael Ende book and Disney movie title, "The Neverending Story".) en 12 July 2000 greg@apple2.com.invalid BB-TV 7/11 aka The William Show - Dan T's comments rec.arts.tv https://web.archive.org/web/20251208152851/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.tv/c/GqtBGGQQfZc/m/S4k_I-ELLPUJ Not your fault, mind you. You might just not have been taking part in newsgroups with a more senior postership and had no good examples from senior role models. Me, I've been on Usenet for years. I predate the Deja.com archive's database. I even predate the AOL invasion, back in the days when you could set your calendar by the number of clueless newbies, before The Dawn of the Neverending September. en 22 July 2001 Omri Schwarz ***PROPOSED POLICY FOR SOC.CULTURE.LEBANON soc.culture.lebanon https://web.archive.org/web/20251208152959/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.lebanon/c/YWGPmEOxTUo/m/9cB22bVsig8J And besides, ever since the Usenet was opened to outside academia (1991 or so), and especially since the Neverending September, anonymous kooks have tried hurling libel at people, from accusations of prejudice, to accusations of pedophila, to no avail. en 10 November 2001 Calum I Mac Leod Is everyone on this Board.... uk.local.borders-region https://web.archive.org/web/20251208153224/https://groups.google.com/g/uk.local.borders-region/c/ncU8hdDZOlk/m/vONgCI314SMJ >Is everyone on this Board.... Borders College Students?Almost. The Neverending September continues to bite; indeed the 3,000th day approaches next month... ;-) en 26 March 2002 Shimo Suntila Science Fiction as a Genre rec.arts.sf.composition https://web.archive.org/web/20251208153424/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.sf.composition/c/VI2psriFzFM/m/zWLFf3i2w20J : For reasons I don't understand, comp.lang.c++.moderated is having: a huge wave of homework requests right now. It's like September: all over again.Well, it's the Neverending September, that didn't go away like they used to. And now we're stuck with it.