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The first message published to the newsgroup was made in March [[1996]] about an unrelated band.<ref>Greg Santos. March 16, 1996. "Rancid Daly City Train". ''alt.music.weezer''. Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/iPLAx_azrkY/m/fzDKd9HdJhoJ.</ref> The first message pertaining to [[Weezer]] was made in April [[1997]].<ref>Steve C. Stadtfeld. April 16, 1997. "Weezer woo". ''alt.music.weezer''. Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/YO_In4KmYZw/m/3fxj6LExbxUJ.</ref> | [[Weezer]] was first mentioned on usenet in February [[1994]], in a message published to alt.music.alternative.<ref>My name is.... February 17, 1994. "LA club dates". Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.alternative/c/kgfi4ru3n8Q/m/1OzntsS77iAJ.</ref> The first message published to the alt.music.weezer newsgroup was made in March [[1996]] about an unrelated band.<ref>Greg Santos. March 16, 1996. "Rancid Daly City Train". ''alt.music.weezer''. Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/iPLAx_azrkY/m/fzDKd9HdJhoJ.</ref> The first message pertaining to [[Weezer]] was made in April [[1997]].<ref>Steve C. Stadtfeld. April 16, 1997. "Weezer woo". ''alt.music.weezer''. Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/YO_In4KmYZw/m/3fxj6LExbxUJ.</ref> | ||
The newsgroup was a popular hub for online Weezer fan discussion prior to the popularization of message boards. Between [[1997]] and [[2005]], there was a total of just over 15,000 unique threads published, after which usage fell off precipitously. Messages spanned all manners of Weezer-related topics, including discussion of bands related to or similar to Weezer. Occasionally, [[Karl Koch]] and [[Pat Finn]]—who are closely associated with the band—contributed to the newsgroup (under the usernames Karl Koch and Pjfsk8s, respectively). | The newsgroup was a popular hub for online Weezer fan discussion prior to the popularization of message boards. Between [[1997]] and [[2005]], there was a total of just over 15,000 unique threads published, after which usage fell off precipitously. Messages spanned all manners of Weezer-related topics, including discussion of bands related to or similar to Weezer. Occasionally, [[Karl Koch]] and [[Pat Finn]]—who are closely associated with the band—contributed to the newsgroup (under the usernames Karl Koch and Pjfsk8s, respectively). | ||