HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: pizzi@nervous.com (Riccardo Pizzi)
Subject: Re: Proposal - Doing it proper this time
Reply-To: pizzi@nervous.com (Riccardo Pizzi) 
Organization: The Nervous XTC Public Access Unix System, Rimini, ITALY
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 20:50:50 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.215559.23296@r-node.gts.org> marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin) writes:

>	I'm going to *ack* issue the newgroup on Friday of
>this week unless there are serious reason's why I shouldn't.
>	The newgroup will be for alt.bbs.unixbbs.uniboard

go for it

Rick
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Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.religion.kibology
From: klein@kira.egr.msu.edu (Jeffrey Klein)
Subject: Proposal: alt.pretentious
Organization: Michigan State University College of Stunt Piloting
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 06:04:37 GMT

For those of us who are pretentious, and we KNOW who we are.


 "I'm more PRETENTIOUS than YOU" - me

  (Kibo said it first, but I said it better!)


I'm so pretentious, when I fake a BIFF post I do it in swash capitals.

-- 
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Browsing Boy of the LNH| "I thought so once, but I woke up and it was 
klein@kira.egr.msu.edu |  all a bad dream." - MATHNET
From: tjw@vms.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: Strange things are happening to posts...  They disappear
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:58:05 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <Bs6zrC.9Ht@rivm.nl>, a3@rivm.nl (Adri Verhoef) writes:

> *Sigh*.  Then, unless the offending sites switch to C news,
> or the news admins at the offending sites wake or get woken up,
> the problem will always be reoccuring any moment and hit many sites.

If you are being bothered by some postings going into asp and others
going into abpe, why not ask your site to alias asp to abpe?  Even if
you are running C-news, it will solve the problem for you.

> Consider this as an extra call to all News Administrators who still
> support alt.sex.pictures to drop alt.sex.pictures
> and to support alt.binaries.pictures.{misc,erotica,d,*} !!

"It's worse than that, asp's dead, Jim!" -- Dr McCoy

Terry "Think Globally, Act Locally" Wood
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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: jamie@cs.sfu.ca (Jamie Andrews)
Subject: Re: Alt.fan.tolkien
Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 23:41:30 GMT

In article <1992Jul23.145628.20590@news.columbia.edu> dan@cubmol.bio.columbia.edu (Daniel Zabetakis) writes:
>   I take this to mean two things. One is that those who would create a
>Tolkien group are mature enough to let the idea die when there is oposition
>to it, and that there is opposition to it.

     I haven't seen it proposed very much for the alt hierarchy.
It used to come up all the time on the rec.arts hierarchy, and
was usually shot down for volume reasons.  But IMHO if there can
be an alt.fan.eddings there can be an alt.fan.tolkien.

     Such a newsgroup might not work out, like dozens of others.
On the other hand, there are many large and healthy fanzines to
do with Tolkieniana (I know the editor of a Tolkien languages
fanzine who is on the net), so there might be enough of a serious
Tolkien following on the net to warrant a group.

ObRFD: alt.powder.cleansers

--Jamie.                       ,
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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: pwh@bradley.bradley.edu (Pete Hartman)
Subject: Re: Proposal: alt.fan.raw
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 20:42:55 GMT

In <1992Jul29.184804.29276@amhux2.amherst.edu> twpierce@amhux1.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.180612.13344@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> amartell@nyx.cs.du.edu (Alex Martelli) writes:
>>I'm sure I'm not the only fan of Robert Anton Wilson on the altnet.  Why
>>don't we set up a newsgroup to discuss his works and ideas?  "raw" would
>>seem a nice acronym (some way is surely needed to tell this group apart
>>from potential others on other Wilson's) and wordplay.
>Sounds like a nice idea, except there's already alt.slack.  I haven't
>yet met a Wilson fan who isn't also a devotee of BOB's.

consider yourself met. :-)

BOB is ok, but I have no patience generally for the overwhelming
silliness/stupidity of alt.slack (though to be fair it has been a
long time since I read it regularly).  I would prefer a seperate
group, if indeed a group is warranted.

Personally, I'd suggest starting a thread in rec.arts.books:  you might
be surprised at the response.
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From: sp2@cec1.wustl.edu (Sundara Pandian)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: A request to close alt.culture.tamil
Date: 31 Jul 1992 10:43:02 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

      A request to close alt.culture.tamil
    --------------------------------------
   The mainstream newsgroup `soc.culture.
 tamil' was created after voting ( 645:143 )
 on 14, July. This mainstream newsgroup is
 basically intended to replace the `alt'
 group `alt.culture.tamil'. 
   Since `soc.culture.tamil' was created
 two week ago, almost all who subscribed to
 A.C.T. have subscribed to S.C.T. in the
 one week time after the creation of S.C.T.
    Thus we find that the `alt' group
 A.C.T. is not needed anymore and I am posting
 this request to close the group `alt.culture.
 tamil'.
                           Yours sincerely,
                            Sundara Pandian
                      [ sp2@cec1.WUSTL.edu ].
From: fenthe@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Proposal: alt.lycra
Date: 26 Jul 92 17:06:56 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

 Purpose: To discuss lycra in it's varying forms and uses; where to
get it, what to do with it, or just plain drool over people wearing
it..  <grin>

 Reason for creation? Discussion on soc.bi shows there's definitely
interest in this group there; but it's a perfectly unisex fabric, and
deserving of a wider range of discussion.

 -- Fenthe.
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: RFD: Split, rename alt.alien.visitors
From: guy@crfm.gen.nz (Peter David)
Date: 22 Jul 92 17:49:33 GMT
Organization: Household UNIX, Auckland, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4


I think the formation of the conference into several areas is a wonderful idea
and it is refreshing to see some interest in this area. I think it will help
seperate the wheat from the chafe  and give a more serious not to the
discussions which would be helpful.
 
Since I am kind of new at this I would be happy to contribute in any way I can

to make a comment or suggestion as needed and to add support where necessary.
From: sloane@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Bob Sloane)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: OOBE discussion group name
Date: 23 Jul 92 09:51:00 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1992Jul22.165415.4302@gnosys.svle.ma.us>,
 gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) writes:
> Now - about the name itself.  I got a call this morning from someone who
> thanked me for creating the newsgroup and who said he feels that a name of
> alt.dreams.<anything> would not be good, since it would characterize the
> experience as being somehow related to dreaming.  I agree, for reasons
> related to what we discussed before about not using the "astral-projection"
> name, which would characterize the experience.

How about alt.paranormal.out-of-body.  For that matter, what is wrong
with just holding the discussion in alt.paranormal? It seems to fit
the charter well, and the group only get 5-6 article per day, so
traffic isn't a problem. In fact, there are already threads there
about out of body experiences.
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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: shrdlu@willow.sdd.trw.com (Lynda L. True)
Subject: Re: CFD: proposal to create alt.tv.ren.stimpy
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 15:55:16 GMT

In article <1992Jul20.071735.12605@wybbs.mi.org> kennii@wybbs.mi.org (Kenn Booth II) writes:
>I would like to create a newsgroup dedicated to 
>Ren & Stimpy.  Before sending out a newgroup message, 
>I would like to know if anyone else is interested in a Ren & Stimpy
>newsgroup as well... 

try alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy, it's already there.....
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From: bpmathew@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Bijo Punnoose Mathew)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: RFD: alt.culture.kerala
Date: 23 Jul 92 19:46:07 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

I too support the creation of the group alt.culture.kerala. I genuinely hope
truly interesting topics will be discussed or shared in this group, rather
than pointless arguments especially regarding the north and south.
Best wishes for alt.culture.kerala. 
						Bijo Mathew
From: bpwing@phoenix.princeton.edu (Ben Wing)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Date: 22 Jul 92 19:39:48 GMT
Subject: Re: RFD: alt.visa.us
Organization: Princeton University
X-Subliminal-Message: You can quit reading news anytime you want.

In article <1992Jul22.160829.14202@ennews.eas.asu.edu> sridhar@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman) writes:
|[Followups to alt.config please]
|
|Name:   alt.visa.us
|
|Status: Unmoderated
|
|Charter:   
|
|o All announcements and discussions reg. US visas.
|o Presently soc.culture.china and soc.culture.indian carry a lot
|  of discussions on visas (SCC and SCI are among the big 25) and
|  it would be worthwhile to put it all such material in the alt
|  group. There are mailing lists for the same purpose too.
|o This is only a request for discussion. Please let alt.config
|  know about any objections/brickbats/bouquets etc.
|o I don't know if there is any interest in any other Usenet
|  group. Please let me know if they are any.
|o I personally feel that the newgroup may be restricted to
|  "usa". Is there any interest outside of USA?
|o Any other points?
|
|Sridhar.
|

Hmm, this looks legit enough that maybe you want to get a "real" group?
Perhaps talk.politics.visa or something? (you probably don't have to make
a special distinction for US visas) Also, since it's presumably for people
in other countries trying to get US (and other) visas, you surely wouldn't
want to restrict it to USA only.


ben
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From: sgamble@crc.ac.uk (Steve Gamble x3293)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: RFD: Split, rename alt.alien.visitors
Date: 24 Jul 92 13:00:13 GMT
Reply-To: sgamble@crc.ac.uk (Steve Gamble x3293)
Organization: MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre, Harrow, UK

The common link in all the proposed sub-groupings seems to be
not aliens, but at sometime or other all have been associated
with UFO's. 

If we continue with groups based on alt.alien in a way we are
pre-judging what UFOs, ie UNIDENTIFIED flying objects, are. Whilst
some unidentifieds MAY turn out to be extraterrestrial, at least
at this stage I believe that not to have been proved.

Why not make everything sub-groups of a group called ALT.UFO ?

We could then have :

	alt.ufo.reports
	alt.ufo.abductions
	alt.ufo.mutilations
	alt.ufo.circles
	alt.ufo.cover-ups
		etc


Steve.
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We could then have
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.religion.kibology
From: kibo@world.std.com (James "Kibo" Parry)
Subject: Re: All those darn *.kibo groups: what they're for.
Organization: Between a rock and a type specimen sheet, Boston.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 23:38:16 GMT

In article <Brrnq0.7DH@world.std.com> bmarcum@world.std.com (Bill Marcum) writes:
>And now, just when you thought it was safe to read news (if you ever did),
>someone's gone and created:
>
>alt.imploding.kibo!

It was Carasso.

I've been basically ignoring the group, because casting out nines has
proven that it's not numerologically stable.  It's in serious danger of
not imploding AT ANY MOMENT!
							-- K.
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.wolves
From: pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com (Pete Ashdown)
Subject: alt.wolves
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:44:19 GMT

Due to the creation of alt.wolves, I think we should discuss creation of an
alt.animals hierarchy.  Why should people who like wolves have all the fun?
What about:

	alt.animal.gorilla
	alt.animal.emu
	alt.animal.lemming
	alt.animal.garden_slug
	alt.animal.gnat

and of course

	alt.animal.gerbil

We should then think of other specifics that are worthy of snoozegroups:

	alt.plant
	alt.virus
	alt.mineral
	alt.postage.inverted_biplane

Let's keep alt an exponentially bloating cow!
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Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.bbs.unixbbs
From: marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin)
Subject: Proposal - Doing it proper this time
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX System (416-249-5366) 24hrs.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:55:59 GMT

Hi...

	This is still going to be a quick one, but due to a name
change in the UnixBBS package so that it doesn't sound as
'generic', we would like to create a new group alt.bbs.uniboard
which is the new name of it.

	Basically, since alt.bbs.unixbbs already exists, I figure
it would stay to talk about Unix BBS software in general and
the alt.bbs.uniboard would be for the particular one, formerly
UnixBBS.

	The other option, is to use alt.bbs.unixbbs as a
hierachy top, and make alt.bbs.unixbbs.uniboard instead.  I 
think that I like that one better anyway.  Then, in the
future, other unixbbs's could be added to the hierarchy
quite easily.

	I'm going to *ack* issue the newgroup on Friday of
this week unless there are serious reason's why I shouldn't.

	The newgroup will be for alt.bbs.unixbbs.uniboard

Marc

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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: sridhar@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman)
Subject: Re: RFD: alt.visa.us
Organization: Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 03:07:45 GMT

bpwing@phoenix.princeton.edu (Ben Wing) writes :

-------
)You got precisely one comment (from me), which raised questions about the
)name!  Is this "enough discussion time"?
)
)I don't think "alt.visa.us" is a good name for two reasons:
)
)1) Do we need separate groups for different sorts of visas?  I don't think
)   there is enough traffic -- so you don't need the ".us" extension.
)
)2) There's no need for a "visa" hierarchy (and it might get confused with
)   credit cards, anyway).  If you want to put the group in alt, put it
)   under alt.politics, i.e. call the group "alt.politics.visa".
-------

I have given my points about these by email. If anybody feels I was a
little too hasty in newgrouping it, I am sorry. If there are any
major objections reg. confusion of name etc. please let me know. I
will send out an "rmgroup" if the net prefers. 

)ben

Sridhar.
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.wolves
From: amazon@sgi.com (Stormwind)
Subject: Re: alt.wolves
Organization: X Industries, Heavy Weapons R&D
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 18:23:04 GMT

(Pete Ashdown) writes:
>Due to the creation of alt.wolves, I think we should discuss creation of an
>alt.animals hierarchy.  Why should people who like wolves have all the fun?

probably because the people who have
already been participating in alt.wolves
since it's creation have contributed more
articles than you would find on such 
topics as lemmings, garden_slugs, and
gnats.

clearly you haven't been paying much 
attention to the traffic going through alt.wolves.
you might want to investigate first before
making stupid suggestions.

				stormwind

				hell's amazon
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: kruegek@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (Kirby Krueger)
Subject: Alt.fan.tolkien
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 04:13:07 GMT

How does the net feel about creating a newsgroup for discussing the works
of J.R.R. Tolkien?  I don't know all the protocal, so if someone likes
the idea, I'd appreciate it if they would pick it up and run it through
the hoops.  I think that there would be sufficient interest in such
a newsgroup.  So, any opinions on this?

-- 
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Xref: sparky alt.config:4959 alt.newgroup:14
From: bdb@becker.GTS.ORG (Bruce Becker)
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.newgroup
Subject: Re: CFD: out of body experience newsgroup name
Date: 30 Jul 92 19:56:50 GMT
Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario

In article <1992Jul23.074656.15643@spdcc.com> gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo) writes:
|A move is afoot to create a newsgroup in the "alt." hierarchy to discuss
|"out of body experiences."  I hastily created a newsgroup, simply called
|"alt.oobe," a day ago, and have received a number of complaints about the
|name.  Being that I failed to follow what is apparently the accepted
|procedure of undertaking some discussion in alt.config, I am now calling
|for discussion on the matter.  Those interested in the discussion should
|follow up in alt.config.
|
|In article <65139@apadravya.princeton.edu> bpwing@phoenix.princeton.edu
|	(Ben Wing) writes:
|
|> This problem (of hasty newgrouping) seems to come up again and again ...
|> I'm really surprised how many people don't realize that you're supposed to
|> discuss (or at least mention) the creation of a new alt.* group in alt.config
|> before newgrouping it, just to avoid total chaos.
|
|How is one supposed to know?  I plead guilty, being the one who created
|alt.oobe, and I once again extend my profound apologies.  I'll bet there's
|something in one of the basic Usenet articles, which I haven't read for a
|while, though I've been using Usenet news for about a decade.


	Hey Gary, don't let these namespace brownshirts
	push you around.


	You might have gotten some helpful suggestions from
	a discussion in alt.config, but they are definitely
	in the minority as far as news admins go - most
	don't care one way or the other about newsgroup
	names as their software just creates the group when
	the control message arrives.


	Your newgroup message described the newsgroup's
	charter quite effectively, BTW...


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From: mchalmer@mcs213a.cs.umr.edu (Matthew Chalmers)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: CFD: out of body experience newsgroup name
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:24:17 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla

>A move is afoot to create a newsgroup in the "alt." hierarchy to discuss
>"out of body experiences."  I hastily created a newsgroup, simply called
>"alt.oobe," a day ago, and have received a number of complaints about the
>name.

Sheesh, I just posted an article yesterday, and have only gotten one
reply so far... Don't make this group just *poof* disappear anytime
soon... I don't have the time to unsubscribe, resubscribe, and track
down the replies I want to read...
From: tjw@vms.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: Alt.fan.tolkien
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:53:34 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Jul23.190742.14511@leland.Stanford.EDU>, jchokey@leland.Stanford.EDU (James Alexander Chokey) writes:

> 	I don't know if I agree with your characterization of the reason
> for the lack of a tolkien group.  

Add a "me too" here.

> that it has more to do with the fact that, for whatever reason, Tolkien fans
> just don't think a Tolkien newsgroup would be that worthwhile, rather than
> their "maturity" in letting the idea die whenever someone voices opposition
> to it.  (If people drop their plans to form news groups every time someone
> voiced opposition to it, no new alt. groups would ever be created.)

I agree.  If we can have several "KIBO" groups we could certainly have
ONE tolkein group.  We have groups for gene-scott and brother-jed.  We have
groups for H. Ross, Bill Clinton and George Bush and need I mention
Dan "Mr potatoE head" Quayle?

I would certainly carry a group for the "followers" of tolkien.  Newgroup
alt.fan.tolkien if it interests you.

Terry
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Xref: sparky alt.config:4904 alt.alien.visitors:4825
From: mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.alien.visitors
Subject: Re: RFD: Split, rename alt.alien.visitors
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 13:27:42 BST
Distribution: world
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.

jdr@starflight.Corp.Sun.COM (Jon Roland) writes:
> alt.strange.ufos	- aerial sightings, close encounters of 1st and 2nd kind
> alt.strange.aliens	- close encounters of 3rd and 4th kinds, abductions
> alt.strange.circles	- crop circles, unidentified ground markings
> alt.strange.mutilations	- strange mutilations
> alt.strange.coverups	- official coverups, disinformation, harrassments
> 
> All these work except the last. We could try "anomaly":
> 
> alt.anomaly.ufos	- aerial sightings, close encounters of 1st and 2nd kind
> alt.anomaly.aliens	- close encounters of 3rd and 4th kinds, abductions
> alt.anomaly.circles	- crop circles, unidentified ground markings
> alt.anomaly.mutilations	- strange mutilations
> alt.anomaly.coverups	- official coverups, disinformation, harrassments

I suggest "forteana".

alt.forteana.ufos
alt.forteana.aliens
alt.forteana.circles
alt.forteana.mutilations
alt.forteana.coverups

And, of course, we could have an

alt.forteana.misc

for discussion of general Fortean events.

The only problem I can see is that not everyone will have heard of or read
The Fortean Times, so you'd get people asking what Forteana are and who
Charles Fort was.

Of course, this isn't a bad thing, as anyone interested in such topics damn
well ought to have a subscription to the Fortean Times.


mathew
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