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'''alt.revisionism''' is a [[Usenet]] [[newsgroup]] intended for discussion of the controversial topic of [[Holocaust revisionism]].  Although the name of the newsgroup suggests that all forms of [[historical revisionism]] can be discussed there, the vast majority of discussion (and flame wars) centers on the [[Holocaust]].

The newsgroup is noteworthy for sparking one of the most successful and well-known campaigns of ''anti-censorship'' on the Internet.  Because the topic of Holocaust revisionism is so controversial (in fact, it is illegal in several countries), a number of organizations (such as the [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]]) have made attempts to stop Holocaust revisionism by suppressing it.  This campaign has spread to the Internet, where numerous revisionist and [[white supremacnationalist]] Web sites have been shut down because of their content.

Beginning in the early [[1990s]], the members of ''alt.revisionism'' took a different approach to the subject of revisionism.  Instead of trying to suppress the revisionists on the newsgroup, regular newsgroup participants such as [[Ken McVay]] and Jamie McCarthy, working on the principle that the best antidote to a bad argument is a better one, began researching the claims of the revisionists to prove them wrong.  They pos(contracted; show full)

The information content of ''alt.revisionism'' has dissolved to nearly nil since the advent of the [[World Wide Web]].  However, the flame wars and incessant personal attacks by the revisionist crowd on the newsgroup against the historical evidence of their foes has provided a source of entertainment for many [[kook]] watchers.  Critics of Holocaust revisionism cite ''alt.revisionism'' as an expression of its true face.