Eternal September

Examples of Eternal September in a sentence

• That post spawned the idea of the "Eternal September," a phenomenon that happens when an internet community is forced to deal with a neverending influx of new people.2015 September 30, Jason Koebler, “It's September, Forever”, in Vice:
• I’m not one of these Eternal September people, angry that normal people use the internet now.2025 October 20, Benjamin Hart, quoting Cory Doctorow, “The Internet Doesn’t Have to Suck”, in Intelligencer, New York, N.Y.: New York...
• "It's experiencing Eternal September," he says, using the Internet slang for when something becomes overcome by the masses.2013 August 4, Katherine Rosman, “Some Twitter Users Push Back on Ads”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company...

Synonyms of Eternal September

• Endless September
• never-ending September
• September that never ended

Forms of Eternal September

Origin of Eternal September

Before the Internet became mainstream in the mid-1990s, Usenet was largely restricted to colleges and universities, meaning that September (the start of the academic year) represented the largest annual influx of new users. Around 1993, commercial ISPs began offering Usenet access to their userbases, leading to a large amount of new posters with little idea of netiquette joining year-round. From the perspective of experienced Usenet users, the influx of new users in September 1993 never ended.

Questions about Eternal September

What does Eternal September mean?

Eternal September means a period beginning around 1993, in which large amounts of new users were joining Usenet.

How do you use Eternal September in a sentence?

That post spawned the idea of the "Eternal September," a phenomenon that happens when an internet community is forced to deal with a neverending influx of new people.

What part of speech is Eternal September?

Eternal September is a proper noun.