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They were open and free for anyone to participate in (except for the moderated newsgroups), though they were subject to a few general rules governing their naming and distribution. alt.* was not part of the original seven but created separately as a place with more freedom and fewer rules than the Big 7.
This is the most extensive newsgroup hierarchy outside of the Big 8. Examples include: alt.atheism — discusses atheism; alt.binaries.slack — artwork created by and for the Church of the SubGenius. alt.config — creation of new newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy. alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics.
The sci.* hierarchy is a major class of newsgroups in Usenet, containing all newsgroups whose name begins with "sci.", organized hierarchically. sci.* groups discuss various scientific and research issues.
Usenet newsgroups in the Big-8 hierarchy are created by proposals called a Request for Discussion, or RFD. The RFD is required to have the following information: newsgroup name, checkgroups file entry, and moderated or unmoderated status. If the group is to be moderated, then at least one moderator with a valid email address must be provided.
A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from users in different locations using the Internet.They are not only discussion groups or conversations, but also a repository to publish articles, start developing tasks like creating Linux, sustain mailing lists and file uploading.
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The alt.* hierarchy is a major class of newsgroups in Usenet, containing all newsgroups whose name begins with "alt.", organized hierarchically. The alt.* hierarchy is not confined to newsgroups of any specific subject or type, although in practice more formally organized groups tend not to occur in alt.*.
The comp.* hierarchy is a major class of newsgroups in Usenet, containing all newsgroups whose name begins with "comp.", organized hierarchically. comp.* groups discuss various computer, technology, and programming issues. Some groups can even offer peer-to-peer technical support.