'''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 nationalist]] 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 posted their historical findings to the newsgroup and began archiving documents at various Internet sites. McVay in particular dedicated a great deal of his time to making historical documents available online through his [[Nizkor Project]].
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 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.
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