<s>
The	B-Architecture
Great	I-Architecture
Renaming	I-Architecture
was	O
a	O
restructuring	O
of	O
Usenet	B-Application
newsgroups	I-Application
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B	B-Application
News	I-Application
maintainer	O
and	O
UUNET	O
founder	O
Rick	O
Adams	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
initiator	O
of	O
the	O
Renaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
the	B-Architecture
Great	I-Architecture
Renaming	I-Architecture
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
maintaining	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
existing	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternative	O
explanation	O
was	O
that	O
European	O
networks	O
refused	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
high-volume	O
and	O
low-content	O
groups	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
regarding	O
religion	O
and	O
racism	O
;	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
categorization	O
of	O
all	O
such	O
newsgroups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suggested	O
category	O
for	O
the	O
newsgroups	B-Application
less	O
popular	O
among	O
European	O
networks	O
was	O
talk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Renaming	O
,	O
the	O
newsgroups	B-Application
were	O
categorized	O
into	O
three	O
hierarchies	O
:	O
fa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improvements	O
introduced	O
by	O
Adams	O
during	O
1986	O
with	O
B	B-Application
News	I-Application
version	O
2.11	O
removed	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
moderated	O
groups	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
mod.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
prefix	O
,	O
allowed	O
posting	O
to	O
moderated	O
groups	O
using	O
newsreaders	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
separate	O
e-mail	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
eliminated	O
the	O
flat	O
storage	O
method	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
14	O
characters	O
of	O
all	O
newsgroups	B-Application
be	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backbone	O
providers	O
,	O
the	O
backbone	O
cabal	O
,	O
were	O
instrumental	O
in	O
this	O
reorganization	O
of	O
Usenet	O
since	O
they	O
had	O
great	O
influence	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
supporting	O
a	O
new	O
newsgroup	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
suggest	O
that	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
cabal	O
had	O
interests	O
in	O
bundling	O
certain	O
newsgroups	B-Application
into	O
the	O
talk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
newsgroups	B-Application
were	O
categorized	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
hierarchies	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
newsgroups	B-Application
to	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
distributed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
hierarchies	O
,	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Big	B-Architecture
Seven	I-Architecture
"	O
,	O
were	O
open	O
and	O
free	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
moderated	O
newsgroups	B-Application
)	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
general	O
rules	O
governing	O
their	O
naming	O
and	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
hierarchy	O
,	O
alt	B-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
</s>
<s>
The	O
alt	B-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
</s>
<s>
*	O
hierarchy	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
free	O
from	O
centralized	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
formalities	O
of	O
the	O
Big	B-Architecture
Seven	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
free	O
form	O
discussion	O
on	O
alt	B-Architecture
.	I-Architecture
</s>
<s>
*	O
contrasted	O
with	O
the	O
more	O
academic	O
tending	O
formal	O
hierarchies	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
So	O
You	O
Want	O
to	O
Create	O
an	O
Alt	B-Architecture
Newsgroup	I-Architecture
"	O
FAQ	O
jokes	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
alt	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
"	O
anarchists	O
,	O
lunatics	O
,	O
and	O
terrorists	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
is	O
actually	O
just	O
a	O
humorous	O
backronym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
hierarchy	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
better	O
cover	O
the	O
additional	O
kinds	O
of	O
topics	O
being	O
discussed	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
seven	O
hierarchies	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Renaming	O
,	O
compose	O
today	O
's	O
so-called	O
"	O
Big	B-Architecture
8	I-Architecture
"	O
.	O
</s>
