MSTied: GET A LIFE (and how to respond)
Michael K. Neylon
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>Every now and then,
Crow: I get that 'not-so-fresh' feeling...
> some individual gets the idea into its dubious
>consciousness to try to 'razz' the *.startrek.* groups
Tom: By posting a crappy fanfic to them.
> by telling the
>readership to 'Get a life'.
All: YEA!!!
Mike: Praise the individual!
Crow: Bow down before him!
> These are frequently accompanied by foul
Crow: Odors.
>language and other obnoxiousness.
Tom: Well, gee, when the normal drivel on the startrek groups are along
the lines of 'WESLEY IS GREAT!', what *do* you expect?
>Experience leads one to conclude that almost all of these articles are
>the result of either:
Mike: Geeks or Nerds.
>1) A juvenile mind who has nothing better to do than annoy other
>people for attention-getting purposes.
Tom: Your average fanfic author.
>2) An individual who left their account logged in falling prey to (1)
>above.
Crow: Now what type of person would look for an open account, find a
way to access USENET, find their way to the startrek groups, and
post this type of message?
Tom: Well, you, for one, Crow.
Crow: True. Very true.
>3) Someone's idea of a 'practical joke' (See 1 above).
Mike: (as Dick Clark) This week on 'Bloopers and Practical Jokes', we're
secretly replacing William Shatner's toupee with this mass of
blood-sucking leeches...let's see what happens.
Crow :(as Shatner) Spock...Spock....YOW!!!!
Tom: (as Ed McMann) YES! (laugh)
>So. What can be done about these articles?
All: KEEP POSTING THEM!
>a) Ignore it completely. The fool wants attention.
Mike: So do fanfic writers. What's the difference?
> Don't give it
>the satisfaction. (Preferable)
Tom: So, anyone who *doesn't* read the startrek group is sub-human, and
should be referred to as an 'it'?
>b) A *polite* message to 'usenet', 'postmaster', or 'root' at the
>offending site.
Crow: (whiney country voice) Mr. SysOp, sir, they're pickin' on me!
> Inclusion of the article (perhaps with all the header
>info intact) might be of use.
Mike: No wonder there's a lack of sysops...they have to go through this
drivel every day!
> (Although too much of this might be
>considered 'whining'.)
Tom: Like even a small reaction to these articles is a proof of your
emotional status.
>What you shouldn't do:
Crow: Do not read the startrek newsgroups
Tom: Avoid Star Trek at all costs.
Mike: Do not put your pencil up your nose too far.
C&T: WHAT?!
Mike: Never mind.
>a) Don't repost the entire offensive article only to add a single line
>of rebuttal.
Mike: Yes, a single word will suffice.
> The idiot probably doesn't even read the startrek
>newsgroups, so it probably won't do any good whatsoever.
Tom: Again, the infamous readers of the startrek groups show their
superior status to the rest of the human race.
>b) For that matter, point-by-point rebuttals are equally useless.
Crow: But they do that in Congress. What's the problem?
>c) Don't counter-flame either on the net or via email.
Mike: How can you counter-flame when there hasn't even been a flame yet?
> Remember.
Tom: Only you can prevent forest fires.
>You're supposed to be more mature than this jerk. Prove it.
Crow: Boy, there is something seriously wrong with these Trekkies.
>d) Don't 'email-bomb' the fool.
Tom: Tact-nukes work *much* better.
> Do not send core dumps, long
>articles, etc.
Mike: Flowers...
Crow: Candy...
Tom: Get well cards...
> Yes, filling up the mail spool will be annoying
>to him or her. However, it also inconveniences other users at the
>same site.
Crow: Yea, they'll all have to take time out to see what the stupid
Trekkie sent to the guy.
> And if the individual was a category 2) above, you're
>aiming for the wrong target anyway.
Mike: Like you'll be able to tell if someone else used the guy's account.
Crow: Let's get out of here, Mike.
Mike: Sorry, we still have the sig...
>--
>Capt. Gym Z. Quirk (Known to some as Taki Kogoma) kog...@unm.edu
Tom: Member of the Looney Bin.
> I'll get a life when someone demonstrates it would be superior to
> what I have now.
Crow: Umm..
Mike: Err..
Tom: Ah..
Mike: You know, I think that statement is self-conflicting...
Crow: Definitely. NOW can we go, Mike?
Mike: Yep, lets.
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Michael K. Neylon |
Grad. Student | "You got your moles in my BatWoman!"
Dept. of ChE, Univ. of Michigan | "You got your BatWoman in my moles!"
mne...@engin.umich.edu | -MST3000