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Topic Tangent: The USENET Stalking/Flame War Phenomena



 
 
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Old February 11th 06, 03:56 AM posted to rec.autos.driving
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
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> These "disputes" are like the Great Red Spot on Jupiter: a gigantic
> storm that goes on for years and seems to self-perpetuate rather than
> disspiate. They roil around through various newsgroups but never seem
> to end.


Ever heard of the "meow wars." The story is detailed in the Wikipedia
article about usenet. Personally I though it was absolutely hilarious.

http://www.godhatesjanks.org/webcenter/meow.html
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Old February 12th 06, 10:12 AM posted to rec.autos.driving
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"Arif Khokar" > wrote in message
news:cncHf.222$7C3.21@trnddc08...

<snip>

> Ever heard of the "meow wars." The story is detailed in the Wikipedia
> article about usenet. Personally I though it was absolutely hilarious.
>
> http://www.godhatesjanks.org/webcenter/meow.html


Holy cow, that's a riot! I had no idea...........


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Old February 12th 06, 12:26 PM posted to rec.autos.driving
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Vee-One wrote:
> "Arif Khokar" > wrote in message
> news:cncHf.222$7C3.21@trnddc08...
>
> <snip>
>
>>Ever heard of the "meow wars." The story is detailed in the Wikipedia
>>article about usenet. Personally I though it was absolutely hilarious.
>>
>>http://www.godhatesjanks.org/webcenter/meow.html

>
>
> Holy cow, that's a riot! I had no idea...........
>
>


There's still people around that think "meow" posts are cool... not to
mention "snuh..."

nate

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