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home learn about newsgroups info information and more newsgroups love it or hate it usenet is responsible for � lol� every year i love looking over the list of new words to be included in the oxford english dictionary � these new words give us clues to how our culture is changing not surprisingly over the past several years many of the new inclusions have been related to technology like � interweb� � defriend� and � social media � � compare this to words like � antibiotic� and � clone� which were added in the 1950s or � breathalyzer� and � astronaut� which were added in the 1960s we are worlds apart regardless of the era the new words in the oed always are met with some criticism by language purists � however one recent inclusion to the oed has caused a particularly large amount of criticism � lol � � for those who don� t know � lol� stands for � laughing out loud � � the oed defines it as � etymology � initialism lt the initial letters of l aughing o ut l oud sometimes also pronounced as an acronym colloq 8230 originally and chiefly in the language of electronic communications � ha ha � used to draw attention to a joke or humorous statement or to express amusement � after the oed announced that lol would be joining the ranks of new words like � to heart� � la la land� anti lol groups appeared on facebook and bloggers spoke against the initialism in posts with titles like � death of the dictionary � � whether you love lol or hate it you can probably at least appreciate the roots of the word and what they mean underneath the oed definition for lol you will see the brief history of its origins � according the oed researchers lol was first used in the usenet newsgroup fidonews in 1989 � by 1993 it had spread to other newsgroups on usenet � after a few more years lol had infiltrated aol chatrooms then the internet and then popular culture � many people forget that usenet � the electronic communication service � predates the world wide web by a full decade back at the start of usenet it was very cliquish it still is and had a limited amount of users who communicated closely � the close relationship of the usenet users meant that they could invent their own language and be understood � this would not be possible in today� s overwhelmingly vast internet � when we see new words forming it is usually from the influence of major businesses take the oed inclusion � unfriend� from facebook as an example we know that google has the archives of usenet newsgroups on file � so who is responsible for coming up with lol and changing our vocabulary for better or for worse � it was a man from calgary named wayne pearson who wrote the acronym as a joke when replying to usenet member � sprout � what does the mpa win mean for usenet over the past decade the entertainment industry has been fighting a losing battle against internet piracy � up until recently the primary focus of the battles had been popular websites like napster and torrent sharing sites like the pirate bay � associations like the riaa has even gone as far as continue reading 8230 who writes usenet server reviews signing up for any service via the web can be a mind boggling experience � if you are just now looking for a usenet server provider then you really have your work cut out for you � first you have to get your mind around all the specifics like retention completion continue reading 8230 how newgroups differ from forums and discussion groups newsgroups originated as a way of communicating ideas amongst people interested in a topic � the newsgroup system was based on the bulletin board system bbs which was essentially a virtual version of a basic cork board bulletin board � with newsgroups though the bulletin board was made available worldwide through the continue reading 8230 role of the moderator at usenet a moderated usenet newsgroup is one in which all of the posts go first to an email address � the posts are then forwarded to a moderator or moderators who decide whether the posts should be added to the newsgroup � this decision is typically based on whether or not the continue reading 8230 next page raquo rss feed recent posts love it or hate it usenet is responsible for � lol� what does the mpa win mean for usenet who writes usenet server reviews how newgroups differ from forums and discussion groups role of the moderator at usenet consider this before making a moderated newsgroup guide to completion rates of usenet servers using usenet to promote your website how to choose a usenet provider how newsgroups differ from mailing lists the best way to accessibility uncensored newsgroups with higher anonymity usenet newsgroup explanation newsgroups 8211 their sorts your state of health and usenet newsgroups tips on how to admittance uncensored newsgroups with higher anonymity copyright copy 2012 learn about newsgroups info information and more uarr top