"Usenetverse" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Usenetverse [canonical]
Etymology: From Usenet + -verse. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Usenet|-verse}} Usenet + -verse Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Usenetverse
  1. (uncommon, Internet, often humorous) The world or sphere of users of Usenet. Tags: Internet, humorous, often, uncommon Categories (topical): Internet, Usenet Synonyms: Usenetdom
    Sense id: en-Usenetverse-en-name-ZzZyGogG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -verse

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          "ref": "1992 May 12, “Loe & Karmak”, in alt.pub.dragons-inn (Usenet)",
          "text": "[…] For it has been brought to our attention that the sorcerer Misc the Amoral has used his powers to corrupt the mind of the champion who defends the split. And once again, Misc the Amoral attempts to gain another foothold in the Usenetverse.",
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          "ref": "1996 September 4, Steven Scougall, “[grit][fanfic] Steve's Story”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet)",
          "text": "And the universes danced on in their infinite dance, but two of them, the UseNetVerse and the RanmaVerse got a little bit intimate in one of the slower dances and decided to find a spare bed somewhere.",
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          "ref": "1998 July 9, David Martin, “Ray Heizer is \"Made\" ...Again”, in alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater (Usenet)",
          "text": "> Why did you post this to the whole damn usenetverse?",
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          "ref": "2002 January 9, Clarice, “so you're a hag right?”, in alt.fan.jackie-tokeman (Usenet)",
          "text": "Whatever in the usenetverse would make you suspect a thing like that?",
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        {
          "ref": "2010 June 8, Dorothy J Heydt, “Creationism in Science Fiction”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet)",
          "text": "Maybe you've hit on the reason that we get so much SF-bordering-on-F with all sorts of pantheons and nobody minds much, but let a story even hint at a universe wherein Christianity is true, and alarm bells go off all over the Usenetverse.",
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