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The first communities of people who would make up the [[incelosphere]] were found on the [[purplepilled]] Usenet Newsgroup of alt.support.shyness. Think of them the open forums where anyone can read and join. On alt.support.shyness, like any modern day forum, there were interesting discussions | The first communities of people who would make up the [[incelosphere]] were found on the [[purplepilled]] Usenet Newsgroup of alt.support.shyness. It was set up in 1988. Think of them the open forums where anyone can read and join. On alt.support.shyness, like any modern day forum, there were interesting discussions which typically consisted of dating advice and coping strategies. | ||
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==Migration to an Incel Forum== | ==Migration to an Incel Forum== | ||
Anyway, on May 16, 1998, Alt.support.shyness was invited to [[Alana's]] Incel/Invcel website and mailing list.5 Thus, the people who would make up the early Incel communities were separated based on being Incel, rather than based upon gender. (Another early community was the Yahoo group (Oct. 28, 1999)).6 | Anyway, on May 16, 1998, Alt.support.shyness was invited to [[Alana's]] Incel/Invcel website and mailing list.5 Thus, the people who would make up the early Incel communities were separated based on being Incel, rather than based upon gender. (Another early community was the Yahoo group (Oct. 28, 1999)).6 | ||
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