Gregory's Server@J12t Absolutely. I remember stumbling into just the amateur radio section of USENET and losing my mind with the conversations and tips that were there. Folks used to write up guides on how to modify gear even! (I may have penned one of those at one point.)
@Wildbill I recall finding a group of people to play a game of Nomic with. Not something that’s likely to happen IRL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic Of course I lost.