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More options Oct 22 2001, 3:37 pm

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From: sini...@innocent.FISH.com (Bloodstone)

Date: 22 Oct 2001 19:36:35 GMT

Local: Mon, Oct 22 2001 3:36 pm

Subject: alt.gothic ten years old, nearly.

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It was a dark and stormy night. The air was thick with anticipation as
the conspirators waited, coiled, ready to pounce. Soon, very soon they
would unleash onto the world a great Chimera. Soon the world would know
their true power. Soon, there would be alt.gothic.

The date was October 31, 1991.

alt.gothic was in spirit, newgrouped on that day, although the official
records show that the effective message was actually posted 1st
Novemeber.

FYI, the original newgroup message.
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~Path: rpi!bu.edu!widener!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!pacbell.com!ames!agate!spool.mu.edu !uunet!orca!javelin.sim.es.com!pashdown
~From: pashd...@javelin.sim.es.com (Pete Ashdown)
~Newsgroups: control,alt.config,rec.music.industrial,rec.music.misc
~Subject: newgroup alt.gothic
~Summary: newgroup alt.gothic
~Keywords: newgroup
~Message-ID: <1991Nov1.001114.27...@javelin.sim.es.com>
~Date: 1 Nov 91 00:11:14 GMT
~Control: newgroup alt.gothic
~Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah
~Lines: 33
~Approved: n...@javelin.sim.es.com

The charter, with accordance with Ms. Lemay's vision:

>alt.gothic is a newsgroup for the discussion of the gothic subculture.
>The gothic (or goth) movement is dedicated to things mournful and
>dark. It does not refer to the historical gothic movement, i.e.
>the ravaging of asia by the visigoths.

>Then, below, you don't necessarily have to explain what each genre
>is:

>Gothic music: sometimes called "death rock", encompasses bands
>such as (bands listed in the charter)

>Gothic art: films, books, plays, fine arts: art that perpetuates
>a morbidity or feeling of angst. Submissions of gothic prose
>and poetry are encouraged.

>Social aspects of the gothic culture: clothes, clubs, etc, as well
>as gothic activities such as vampirism and haunting.
>Finally, I feel it would be especially apt were alt.gothic to be
>created on halloween. :-)

I thought about this before creating the group. Seeing what little
discussion was happening in alt.config, I decided to jump the gun in order to
create upon this relevant date.
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DISCLAIMER: My writings have NOTHING to do with my employer. Keep it that way.
Pete Ashdown pashd...@javelin.sim.es.com ...uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!pashdown
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