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 | | The eight main hierarchies are: humanities.*, misc.*, rec.*, sci.* soc.* news.*, talk.*, and comp.* There is a final hierarchy that differs from the rest, and therefore, not considered a part of the big eight. |
 | | For example, if you were searching within the humanities hierarchy, you would find a myriad of text-based newsgroups that address the arts, philosophy, museums, culture, and lots of other topics germane to the subject of humanities. |
 | | Usenet is an archaic system, which was built in the late 1970’s, so to understand it we have to go back in time – way back. |
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