'''alt.revisionism''' is a [[Usenet]] [[newsgroup]] intended for discussion of the controversial topic of [[historical 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 (it is illegal in some 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 Web sites have been shut down because of their content.
Beginning in the early [[1990s]], a few anti-revisionist participants on ''alt.revisionism'' took a different approach to their goal of discrediting revisionism. Instead of overtly trying to suppress the revisionists on the newsgroup, regular anti-revisionist newsgroup participants such as [[Ken McVay]] and Jamie McCarthy, working on the principle that the best antidote to an opinion they don't agree with is to impose their beliefs on others, began researching the claims of the revisionists hoping to prove themselves right. They posted their historical findings to the newsgroup and began archiving documents at various Internet sites. They also embarked on a prolonged (and ongoing) campaign to smear, harass, and intimidate participants in the newsgroup who they identified as potential revisionists. They have been harshly criticized for their practice of compiling dossiers on, publishing the personal information of, and misrepresenting the opinions of several of the revisionist participants of the newsgroup.
McVay's attempt at debunking the revisionist publication ''66 Questions and Answers About The Holocaust,'' was in turn debunked by [[Ernst Zuendel]]. No rebuttal has yet been offered by McVay.
The newsgroup has been the target of several [[denial of service]] attacks, spam floods, and other [[hacking]] attempts.
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 anti-revisionist crowd on the newsgroup against the historical evidence of their foes has provided a source of entertainment for many [[kook]] watchers.
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