A Usenet personality was a particular kind of Internet celebrity, being an individual who gained a certain level of notoriety from posting on Usenet, a global network of computer users with a vast array of topics for discussion.
The platform is usually anonymous,[1] although users can get celebrity status, usually by being deemed different from other posters in some way.
Since its inception, Usenet newsgroups have attracted a wide variety of people posting all manner of fact, fiction, theories, opinions, and beliefs.
These individuals (or user-IDs, or pseudonyms) are noted for their criminal, eccentric, paranoid, or threatening behavior, or newsgroup trolling activities.
These people are known for their exceptional and widely read contributions within their respective Usenet communities.