HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: Kristal.Andes@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Kristal Andes)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Missing Parents
Date: 3 Dec 92 07:27:00 GMT

RL>Does anybody know of a place to track down missing parents? There are a
lot
RL>of dead beat dads, I kind of already learned that. Just an idea my poor
RL>mother has 2 of us to feed and no child support. He owes 40,000 so that
RL>should give you an idea how we hurt from him not paying.

If you have his birthdate, full name, and social security number, any
law enforcement agency can find him.  That's the information need to do
an interstate driver's licence search.

  My dad didn't take off. Hejust cheated on my mom and me while not
  working the whole five years they were married, he joined the navy
  AFTER mom left him . He is a fat lazy slob . My father owes me $
  14,000 in back support . But he is supporting 3 younger kids and his
  second wife , meanwhile my mom and I lived on welfare and foodstamps.
  The navy did NOTHING except stated it could not be garnished from his
  wages without a New Jersey court order. I recently turned 21 so I
  don't think I would stand a chance on winning alosing battle . He
  disowned me the day I moved out of his house. And back in with my mom.
  They do not get along what so ever. And neither does my father or
  myself. the only thing I want from him is his fat head on a silver
  platter.

 * OLX 2.1 * Help stamp out, eliminate, dead beat dads!!!!
From: Ruth.Woodring@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Ruth Woodring)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: size of your...
Date: 5 Dec 92 00:07:06 GMT


 dance class:

 Dathi and I spoke about quantity
 RW>  ...and you left out DANCE as a Major Activity --- we get 30-35
 RW> people at class every week -- how many groups have THAT many folks at  
their fighter practices?
 D> Sorry... Shadowlands, BTW, usually has 20-30 people at 
 D> its weekly dance practices, until the end of the 
 D> semesters, when studies slim them down...

 Yes, but we've had 35 or so at practice every week, beginning with Mid-July. 
 They're all annoyed that the Center will be closed on Christmas eve and
trying
 to talk me into holding a practice somewhere else.....

 I think our two groups are anomalies -- most groups have a hard time 
attracting lots of dancers - especially men -- Loch Sollier is having a hard 
time getting more than 5 poeple to attend practice.

 -- Vashti
From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: Poll Message
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:25:00 GMT

CT>Hi Marv this is Charles Tedder, Havenhawks BBS, Millington, Tn.,
CT>(901) 873-0965.  One question  what program do you use to view the GIFS
CT>the one I have doesn't do to good a job.  I have Missing Child 1 - 14
CT>and the ones coming in through the Filebone.
CT>Talk to you later...
CT>                    ...Charles
  .
  CT>--- Maximus 2.00
CT> * Origin: Havenhawks BBS  (901) 873-0965 (1:123/84)

  Great Charles.  I have distributed up to CHILD33 on the FILEBONE.
    Later, Marv

 * OLX 2.2 * Children Deserve To Be Free and Feel Safe
From: Diane.Pilkington@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Diane Pilkington)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Misc. nattering
Date: 4 Dec 92 07:21:04 GMT


 -=> Quoting Dathi to Tim Of Angle <=-

 Da> more evil Dathi has considered registering the most 

 There's a more evil Dathi? Oh, no, run for the hills!

 Hi, boss.

 Lady Stellar Scroll now has a complete backup of the Zodiacus
 software, including database. What we will start doing *After
 Twelfth Night* (when all life begins again) is I will write 
 the Black Star reports, and give her a copy to use to enter
 stuff in the database, and she'll give me a copy of the 
 updated file. More stuff to be worked out *After Twelfth Night*.

 Bought the lining for the cloak. More research has shown that
 cavaliers wore their cloaks under their lace-trimmed collar,
 and that the wide collar on the cloak was cut flared like the
 cloak. (did that make any sense?) At any rate, I need two
 measurements: neck circumference -at the base of the neck-
 (not right up under the chin), and the distance from the 
 point of your left shoulder to your right armpit. Doesn't
 look like cav. cloaks had decorative borders. Oh, well. 
 (But all the silver couch-work would look so pretty!)

 Photocopied the book my prof. loaned me: _A_Survey_of_
 Medieval_Model_Books_ by R.W. Scheller. Made four copies;
 Margaret has hers, Lasair has hers, I have mine (obviously)
 and there is one left, which I am saving for you. It cost
 me $10/copy, and while it is not totally necessary, I would
 appreciate reimbursement (provided that you still want this).

 Next photocopy project is the book you loaned me these many
 moons ago.

 Let me know ASAP what your call to the Board Secretary yields.

 Not that it matters...found another typo in the _Black_Star_
 report: should be Aelfmaeg -McKuenn-.

 Let me know when you finally decide to move; depending on
 whether Tadhg's computer will do the R/OP fonts, I may need
 to hook my computer up to your printer to produce this @#$%&*
 thing. Next time the Crown wants to update the badges & 
 insignia, I say we issue a pamphlet on it; it'll be cheaper 
 and less of a headache. I -never- want to go through this
 again.

 Serena

 ....Buy stock in whatever company makes Advil. Their revenue
 is about to increase...

___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.10
From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Poll Message
Date: 7 Dec 92 03:53:00 GMT

EF> -=> Quoting Marv Cotton to All <=-

EF> MC> This is our annual poll message.  Since traffic on this echo seems
EF> MC> to have subsided I would like to know how many participants we have.

EF>I suspect there are several such as myself who silently read the mail,
EF>posting only when there's good reason.

EF>Earl

EF>--- Blue Wave/TG v2.11
EF> * Origin: -=MetroCop=- Oklahoma City, OK (1:147/911.0)

  Thanks Earl.
   Later, Marv

 * OLX 2.2 * Children Deserve To Be Free and Feel Safe
From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Latest Missing ?
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:26:00 GMT

WM>Hi Marv:

WM>         Do you know what the latest File # is on Missing.Zip ?

WM>   (@)1992, "us"
WM>                                *  Walt Mateja  *

WM> ---
WM>    WinQwk 2.0b#267   WE ARE ALL GODS CHILDREN--BY A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE! 
:-)
WM>    SFMail Qwk v3.0

WM>--- SFScan v2wb/3
WM> * Origin: The "us" Project, BBS * (302)529-1650 * (1:150/420.0)

  Walt, CHILD35.ZIP is the highest package distributed.  542.GIF,
 David Gomez Morrow of Richardson, TX is the last GIF.
    CHILDMIS.ZIP is the file that now carries the listing of Missing
    Child GIFs and CHILDFND.ZIP is the list of found children.

   Later, Marv

 * OLX 2.2 * Children Deserve To Be Free and Feel Safe
From: Andrew@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Andrew)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Commenting - how much time taken?
Date: 4 Dec 92 22:01:00 GMT

Greetings fellow heralds.  I'm wondering how much time a typical commentor
for the East spends commenting.  I'm trying to decide if I should do this
or not.

Miklos
From: Dave.Aronson@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Dave Aronson)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: bards?
Date: 7 Dec 92 22:07:04 GMT


 S> Would Steeleye Span, June Tabour, Battlefield Band, et al fit
 S> in this category?

That style, yes, but I don't really see this echo as a forum for discussion of
*music* - there are zillions of echoes for that.  If you mean to discuss their
performance style, song creation processes, and other things relating to *how*
they do what they do, and especially how we can adapt their techniques to our
own uses, then that would be fine.
From: Tim.Of.Angle@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Tim Of Angle)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: Private Life in the Fifteenth Century
Date: 5 Dec 92 13:53:19 GMT

D> Did you ever get a copy of Private Life in the Fifteenth 
 D> Century? I have a PB copy in the store. Let me know if you 
 D> still need a copy...

No, yes, and how much?
From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: Poll Message
Date: 9 Dec 92 01:41:00 GMT

RJ>** In a message on 04 Dec 92  21:01:00 to All,
RJ>** Marv Cotton said:

RJ>MC>   This is our annual poll message.  Since traffic on this echo
RJ>MC> seems to
RJ>MC>   have subsided I would like to know how many participants we
RJ>MC> have.

RJ>Present at below listed BBS...

RJ>--- GEcho 1.00
RJ> * Origin: ModemLink BBS =: Yukon, OK := HST/V32 (1:147/24)

  Thanks Robert.

 * OLX 2.2 * Children Deserve To Be Free and Feel Safe
From: Cathy.Lucas@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Cathy Lucas)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: A letter to friend
Date: 1 Dec 92 02:56:12 GMT

We have the distinguished honor of being on the Committee for 
raising $5,000,000 for placing a statue of Bill Clinton in the Hall of Fame in
Washington D.C.
This committee was in a quandary as to where to place the statue. It was not
wise to place it beside the statue of George Washington who never told a lie,
nor beside Jessie Jackson who never told the truth since Bill Clinton could
never tell the difference.
 
We finally decided to place it beside the statue of Christopher Columbus, the
greatest demoncrat of all.  He left not knowing where he was going did not know
h\where he was, returned not knowing where he had been, and did it all on
borrowed money.  5,000 years before, Moses said to the Chirldren of Israel,
"Pick up your shovels, mount your asses and Camels and I will lead you to the
Promised l\Land". [A
Nearly 5,000 ytears later, Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your
asses andlight up a Camel, this is the Promised Land". Now Bill Clinton is
going to steal your shovels, kick your asses, raise the price of Camel's and
mortgage the Promised Land.  If you are one of the furtunate few who has
anything left after taxes, we expect a generous contribution to this worthwhile
project.
 
The Bill Clinton Statue Committee
1040 Baffoo Street
Little Rock, Arkansas
 
P.S.  It is said that Bill Clinton is considering changing the Demoncratic
party emblem from a donkey to a condom, because it stands for inflation,
protects a bunch of pricks, halts production, and gives a false sense of
security while being screwed.
From: Steve.Martindale@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Steve Martindale)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Poll Message
Date: 8 Dec 92 22:08:12 GMT

I am here.  I read the messages everyday.  I don't say much but if their is a
question I can answer or help out in some way I'sm glad to do so.   

        Keep up the good Work.
                STEVE MARTINDALE
From: Ruth.Lee@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Ruth Lee)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Poll Message
Date: 7 Dec 92 17:41:27 GMT

*** Quoting Marv Cotton to All dated 12-04-92 ***
>   This is our annual poll message.  Since traffic on this echo seems to
>   have subsided I would like to know how many participants we have.
>   Also any suggestions or tips?

I'm still here, Marv.  Everything looks good!

ps.. a user from my system inadvertently posted an off-topic message
in this area.. my humble apologies to all, and please delete it from
your systems.  Thanks!!
From: Allan.Hitchmoth@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Allan Hitchmoth)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Underground-Abducted Kids
Date: 10 Dec 92 02:41:00 GMT

===========================================================================
 BBS: The Quiet Revolution / Penacook, New Hampshire
  To: ALL                           Recvd: NO
Subj: Underground-Abducted Kids      Conf: (39) MissingChi
MO->Does anyone have any information on the Underground either run by Faye
MO->Yaeger or the one that split off from them.  Also,  do they have any
MO->ties to a similar Underground in Europe?  My former spouse abducted by
MO->4 year old daughter in March 1992 and is alleged to be with the
MO->Underground or starting one in the U.S. or Europe.  She used to be a
MO->Vice President in Telecommunications at Wells Fargo Bank in San
MO->Francisco and left with $150,000 Cash to start a branch of the
MO->Underground?  I held Joint Custody and was getting close to full
MO->because of some of the tactics she used to try and get custody.  Two
MO->Private Investigators linked to the Underground have assisted her,
MO->James Curtis of Oregon (his daughter was caught and is standing trial
MO->) and the other Hal Lipsett of San Francisco.  Please provide me any
MO->information you can for the benefit of my daughter.

Talk to me about the underground 'bro. Which uderground? There's
underground drugs, underground firearms, underground pornography,
tell me what you mean (I'm not being a wise guy, I really want to
know, I'm a little new at this myself.) I left my message header
complete for a reason. I can't promise anything but an extra set of eyes
and ears, just tell us all you can about your wife, about the
investigators, about the underground itself, and about the people you've
named here.

Al-   (New Hampshire)

ps. I'm the father of three. (FIDO address 1:132/209)
From: Bruce@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Bruce)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: CoA E-mail
Date: 4 Dec 92 04:05:49 GMT

Kwelland-Njal:

It would take one hell of a snow-job from Laurel to convince me (in the
hypothetical role of a future Principal Herald of the Kingdom of Lochac)
that I should make an international 'phone call "once a day" or even "once
a week".  I imagine the future Principal Herald of the Kingdom of
Drachenwald would feel much the same way.

There may well be possible solutions - perhaps establishing a special
CompuServe forum (I don't know if that's possible or not, or how expensive
it would be even if it was possible; but CompuServe is accessible
internationally and works identically regardless of the user's computer
model) - but a local BBS system is _not_ the answer.

Decion
A long long way away
From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Poll Message
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:26:00 GMT

JG>OBI BBS in Orange Park, FL is proud to be carrying this echo!

JG>--- GEcho/beta
JG> * Origin: OBI BBS (1:112/92)


  Great J'aime.  BTW, I tried to send you those messages and couldn't
  connect with your board last week.
    Later, Marv

 * OLX 2.2 * Children Deserve To Be Free and Feel Safe
From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Poll Message
Date: 9 Dec 92 02:23:00 GMT

BH>A message from Marv Cotton on 12-04-92 to All included this:

BH>MC> I would like to know how many participants we have.

BH>MC> any suggestions or tips?

BH>It might be productive, Marv, to share with your correspondents the results
BH>of your poll, so that we've a better grasp, demographically, of the
audience
BH>reached via this echo.

BH>As my first message on the echo - to you - indicated, I'm acquiring the
echo
BH>via a state-operated bbs.  That is to say, I requested the Sysop of the bbs
BH>at a state university to "turn on" the echo.  (Frankly, now that students -
BH>and non-students, for it'
BH>s a public access bbs - have the opportunity to acquire the echo via this
BH>Illinois university, it'll be interesting to see what evolves.)  Indeed,
you
BH>may wish to use the opportunity to post a "purpose" message, which will be
BH>read as a "new message" here
BH> by anyone tapping the echo for the first time.

BH>I take this opportunity to also point out (underscore, actually) that I
BH>communicating with you via a Macintosh.  Undoubtedly you immediately
surmise
BH>that when my first message to you made mention of HyperCard, which my
BH>"home-grown stack," "RSVP" employe
BH>s as an off-line email reader, quoter and writer.  Having said that, I draw
BH>your attention to the fact that in the Macintosh environment the popular,
BH>alternative file compression program is "StuffIt," which generates files
BH>having a ".sit" suffix.  (I'm n
BH>ot so close to the "cutting edge" in this field that what I believe/say
BH>should be considered authoratative.  Still, in the Mac software echo,
BH>"StuffIt" is a program frequently cited.)  What I'm laboring to convey is
th
BH>thought that such data as you've c
BH>ompiled - be it text or graphics - should be available in "Mac-compatible"
BH>file form to assure you able to comm with that not-insignificant segment of
BH>the expanding email community.

BH>And I rush to underscore that Mac files can coexist on the same storage
BH>device as those for MS-DOS users.

BH>My regards,
BH>Bob Houseman


  Bob, I welcome the participation of you and your students.  The echo's
  purpose and goal is to help locate missing and abducted children and
  to post information on ways people can protect their children, or what
  to do if your child is missing.  I will post the echo rules which
  contains the purposes also.
    Welcome again,
        Marv

 * OLX 2.2 * Children Deserve To Be Free and Feel Safe
From: Stephen.Whitis@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Stephen Whitis)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: star signet office  e
Date: 3 Dec 92 16:42:06 GMT

> TOA> C'mon, they'll never think you're from Stargate if you keep
> TOA> doing that sort of thing....                                        
>                                                                          
> Why would Dathi want anyone to think such a thing?                       

So he can become a Pelican?
___
 X MegaMail 2.10 #0:Well, gosh darn it, it's what I think....
From: Greg.Naber@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Greg Naber)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: Comm:Gifs at Halcyon.Comm
Date: 6 Dec 92 03:16:18 GMT

Hello there Kristal!

In a Ditty of <Thursday December 03 1992>, Kristal Andes says to Lance Merlen:

 KA> From: greg@halcyon.com (Greg Naber)
 KA> Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service

 KA> I am sorry to report that the files of missing children have been removed
 KA> from HALCYON.COM.

This again is a rather old message, the gifs are again available on halcyon.com
and are updated daily.

Catch Ya Later!

Greg

... Any given computer program, when running, is obsolete.
From: Maurice.Racine@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Maurice Racine)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Poll Message
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:24:00 GMT


 > MC>  This is our annual poll message.  Since traffic on this echo seems to
  >  have subsided I would like to know how many participants we have.
  >  Also any suggestions or tips?
  >    Marv Cotton, Co-Moderator

Hi Everyone!!
I am here in Niagara Falls, Canada!! I just started getting this echo on my BBS
and it has had a great response!! Now I need the gifs to go with it, but I'm
only 2400 at the moment, so I need somewhere close.
Merry Christmas to All!!
-Maurice
From: Mikea@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Mikea)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: Ansteorran Crown Tourney
Date: 4 Dec 92 21:09:22 GMT

TB>From the pen of Etienne de Montagu, good greetings:
TB>RE:Crown tourney results--<SIGH>-Please, please, at least tell
TB>me it was a clean crown......
TB>                                Etienne
TB>                                Worried in Bjornsborg
Fair greetings, etc., etc., from Master Michael Fenwick
of Fotheringhay.

I was there and watching (the last few bouts, at least),
and it appeared to be very clean.

I was worried, too.

Michael
From: Tim.Of.Angle@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Tim Of Angle)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: E-Mail
Date: 5 Dec 92 14:33:18 GMT

Kwellend-Njal wrote:
 "> From: "D. W. James" <uunet!PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU!vnend>

 "> This would not be hard to do, it just requires a few things:

 "> A machine
 "> some modems
 "> a few phone lines (3-4 minimum)
 "> someone to run the thing.

 "> The advantage of a regular bbs is that even the apple II and other
 "> 8bit folk have access.

 It already exists. Herald's Point (FidoNet 1:124/4229)
                    214-699-0057

 Supports off-line mail readers to minimize connect time; call late at
 night when the rates are cheaper. I can typically send the equivalent of
 20 pages of text for less phone charge than the cost of a first-class
 stamp; the board carries the MEDIEVAL, the Rialto and Heraldry newsgroups,
 and the Heraldry mailing list. Feel free to call any time.

 "> Someone questioned a few of Brigantia's rulings.  The only real difference
 "> between doing it here and doing it in conversation is that here we
 "> can go back and show Brigantia what happened before he came into the
 "> conversation.  (Any member of the list can retrieve the files that keep
 "> track of the list, see the file you got when you signed up for the list
 "> for details.)  In the meantime some of the junior heralds get to hear
 "> some of the senior heralds discuss the arguements for and against the
 "> ruling.  I don't see this as bad.  I do see stiffling such conversation
 "> as less than good.

 An excellent point, excellently presented.

 "> If we were discussing something other than published rulings, then I might
 "> agree that it were far the best that he be included.  But we weren't.
 "> We were discussing SCA heraldry at its most basic level.  I'd say that
 "> falls within the charter of the list.  I understand that Brigantia's
 "> duties and source of contact with us limits his availablity, but I do
 "> not see that that makes it any different from us discussing a ruling
 "> by Bruce, or one by the BoD, neither of whom have any contact that
 "> I know of with this list.  Part of me wishes they did, part of me is
 "> glad they don't.

 Well said - well said, indeed!

    Tadhg, Obelisk
From: Glenn@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Glenn)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Geekdom; East returns; Checking fantasy
Date: 3 Dec 92 19:27:39 GMT

I hope this gets through this time; for some reason the net was allergic
to the last message I tried to send to the list.

Fairfax--Thanks loads for the Geek Test.  I must be a heraldry geek; I
scored more points than I have months of service in the SCA...

Regarding the Brigantia returns--I am of two minds about this discussion.
On one hand, I find the discussion of current decisions to be very useful
in my education as a newish herald.  And I can sympathize with the desire
to consult, and even to commiserate, with one's friends over some of the
close decisions.  People do make mistakes, and informed commentary may help
with the preparation of a successful appeal of those mistakes.  (My first
appeal is on its way as I write; the subject is near and dear to me at the
moment...)

But I fully endorse the idea that criticism of policy out of the hearing of
the one who sets it is quite discourteous, and not at all in keeping with
the standards expected within our Society.

Regarding "fantastic returns"--Fairfax initiated a discussion of a rejected
name submission where the proposed name conflicted with the home of a major
character in a fantasy novel.  I just had a client bounce a device with a
similar conflict.  The question:  Why do we waste our time protecting
armory not claimed and never claimed by anyone?  Or for that matter, why
are we "protecting" the name of a non-real place, so a household is not
permitted to use it for a name, when we do not "protect" the names of real
places?  The whole concept of checking against fiction of any stripe seems
surreal to me, and a great example of how heralds sometimes come to be in
bad odor in the Society at large.

Yours in service to the Society,

Giovanni Fontananero
mka Glenn Overby, Detroit MI
Internet:  76170.2212@compuserve.com