WELCOME TO RSPW! (WAS re: AOL Account abuse)
John Henry
flux wrote:
>>John Henry wrote:
>>If you click on the URL in my sig, it'll take you to my homepage. Follow
>>the link for RSPW. Therein is a link to the RSPW FAQ (which will soon be
>>joined by several other FAQ's/guides to posting, such as those written by
>>Scott Keith).
>>Read it.
>I read your stupid FAQ. It don't say nothing about posting.
Moron.
Here, try this, courtesy of Dominic Maicka. It has links to other places
that you can go to find out about the rules and posting conventions of
Usenet.
And BTW, it's not *my* FAQ, dipshit, it's the *group's* FAQ. Just like the
no HTML thing isn't *my* rule, it's a fucking Usenet convention that's been
in place since it was part of ARPAnet, before you were old enough to know a
website from a spider's house.
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Welcome to
Rec.Sport.Pro-Wrestling
Generated: May 31, 1995
The rec.sport.pro-wrestling newsgroup is dedicated to the discussion of
professional wrestling and related topics. You'll find that the traffic on
r.s.p-w (as the newsgroup is commonly referred to) is a mix of rumors,
reviews, discussion about current and past events, and speculation about
future events.
Note: r.s.p-w is a newsgroup and is part of Usenet. r.s.p-w is not an echo,
a roundtable, a conference, a bulletin board, or a special interest group.
Although you might be reading r.s.p-w on one of these, please remember that
r.s.p-w is first and foremost a Usenet newsgroup. So, remember to conduct
yourself in a manner that is appropriate to Usenet.
Consider the rest of this post a mini survival guide. It is everybody's best
interest to read this post: both old-timers and new comers alike would be
well served to read this.
Note: This article briefly touches on what r.s.p-w is all about and some
basic posting rules and things. If you wish to know more information about a
particular wrestler, wrestling organization, and the like, read the r.s.p-w
Frequently Asked Questions list (commonly referred to as the FAQ). If you
can't find the FAQ at your site, you can FTP it from the following location:
site: rtfm.mit.edu location: /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.sport.pro-wrestling
filename: [rec.sport.pro-wrestling]_FAQ_(part_01_02) filename:
[rec.sport.pro-wrestling]_FAQ_(part_02_02)
The editor and maintainer of the rspw FAQ is Dominic Macika. It is posted
every third Sunday. Contact Dominic at:
rspw...@grumpy.emich.edu
with subject line GET FAQ and he'll send it to you.
The rest of this post answers the following questions:
Is wrestling "real"? Don't you know wrestling is "fake"?!
Has wrestling always been fake/scripted/fixed?
I'm new to r.s.p-w. Besides getting the FAQ, what else should I do?
Who is the best wrestler? Which is the best wrestling promotion?
I'm going to reply to a post. What should I do?
Someone just insulted me! Any last words before I flame away?
Common acronyms
Please direct your comments, questions, and suggestions regarding this post
to:
rspw...@grumpy.emich.edu
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Is wrestling "real"? Don't you know wrestling is "fake"?!
Yes. To both questions.
We know that wrestling matches have predetermined outcomes. Don't bother
telling us that wrestling is "fake" or that it's "fixed": we already know
that. We know that the punches and kicks are pulled (ie, they don't land
with full force). We know that a wrestler doesn't really choke another
wrestler.
Don't cause yourself untold grief by telling us that wrestling is scripted
or fake. The average r.s.p-w reader knows much more about the business end
of professional wrestling than the average fan does.
Finally, remember that we are reading rec.sport.pro-wrestling because we
want to talk about professional wrestling. This is not the place to argue
whether professional wrestling is worthwhile.
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Has wrestling always been fake/scripted/fixed?
First, read the previous answer.
Second, to answer the question, yes, the outcomes to professional wrestling
matches have always been predetermined. Even back in the early days (the
late 1800s and the early 1900s) most wrestling matches had predetermined
outcomes.
Some reports have early professional wrestling matches (pre 1920s) being
real matches (ie, the outcome was not predetermined). However, over time the
exhibition matches -- as the matches with the predetermined outcomes were
then known -- became popular. Before too long, the exhibition matches took
over the entire sport. Although the exact date is unknown, the 1920s are
usually regarded as the end of "real" matches in professional wrestling.
To put it bluntly, unless you're 70+ years old, the matches you saw as a kid
were just as predetermined (ie, "fake") as the ones today. The style of
wrestling may have been different but the underlying concept was the same
(ie, the winners and losers were predetermined).
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I'm new to r.s.p-w. Besides getting the FAQ, what else should I do?
Finish reading this document.
Whether you're new to the net, or just r.s.p-w, give yourself a couple weeks
to get a feel for the newsgroup.
Think about it. You normally do not join a conversation by just walking up
and talking. Instead, you listen first and then join in when you have
something pertinent to contribute. The same applies to the net. You
shouldn't post to groups you do not read, or post to groups you've only read
a few articles from -- you may not be familiar with the on-going conventions
and themes of the group. Give yourself time. You'll be glad you did. We will
too.
Once you get comfortable with r.s.p-w, do not feel obligated to post a reply
to everything you see. If you do, you'll piss off a lot of people quickly.
Go to the news.announce.newusers newsgroup and read the following posts:
Hints on writing style for Usenet
A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
What is Usenet?
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet
Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup
Seriously, all of the above posts are full of sage advice. You'll be glad
you read them. We will too. (Note: oldtimers would do well to read the above
listed posts too.)
Many of the above documents are available via FTP from rtfm.mit.edu in the
directory /pub/usenet-by-group/news.announce.newusers
It is a good idea to make a test post if you are new to the net, or if you
aren't sure how to post to r.s.p-w, or if you want to try out your new .sig.
Please keep the following in mind when making a test post:
post your test to the misc.test newsgroup.
add a line saying "Distribution: local" to the header of your test post.
This way, your test post will only go to your site and will appear exactly
as if it had been sent around the world.
By following these simple suggestions, you will save the net money and you
will avoid the almost-certain flames associated with world-wide test posts.
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Who is the best wrestler? Which is the best wrestling promotion?
Despite what you will read on r.s.p-w or what you will see on television,
there is no such thing as the best wrestler, nor is there is such thing as
the best wrestling organization.
There are many criteria that can be used in evaluating wrestlers,
promotions, and matches. These include athleticism, technical wrestling
skills, wrestling style, workrate, realism, heat, angles and story lines,
gimmicks, personality, and "look," among others.
Different people place widely different emphases on the various criteria.
Thus, two people can have widely divergent opinions of the same wrestler or
same wrestling promotion. Both opinions are neither wrong nor right; they
are just opinions.
You might have strong opinions on which criteria are the most important and
which wrestlers and promotions best live up to those standards, but trying
to convince somebody else that you are right is a mammoth exercise in
futility.
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I'm going to reply to a post. What should I do?
Read all of the remaining articles at your site. You might find that your
query has already been answered or that somebody has already made the same
point you were about to make.
Consider e-mailing your reply. All too often, people post replies that
should have been e-mailed to the author. While this seems like a trivial
problem, it annoys the rest of r.s.p-w. Ask yourself: Does the rest of
r.s.p-w really need to see what I'm about to post? If not, then maybe e-mail
would be a better way do deliver your response. Common examples of replies
that shoud be e-mailed and not posted include: flames, SURVEY RESPONSES,
responses to buy/sell merchandise offered on the net, and answers to "who
was" questions.
Mark your reply with a keyword or two in the subject. For example, if you
want to know about Vince McMahon, you might use a subject of "[WWF]:
McMahon?". Other common keywords are: WCW, Japan, AJW, NWA, SMW, ECW, and
AAA.
Keep your reply topical, short, and to the point.
Try to make your post as grammatically correct as possible. Yes, we all make
mistakes, but innocuous errors like "it's" for "its," "who's" for "whose,"
"noone" for "no one," and "alot" for "a lot" make the person writing the
post seem somewhat less intelligent that he/she really is.
Learn how to use your editor. Please, do not post replies until you know how
to incorporate and edit quoted text.
Please, Please weed out the stuff that doesn't apply to your reply. Nobody
wants to see 50 lines of quoted text so you can post a 5 line comment. For
example, there is no reason to include somebody else's signature in your
reply.
Keep in mind that your post will be going to thousands of sites around the
world. Is it really important for everybody to see your "me too" post?
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Someone just insulted me/us! Any last words before I flame away?
Yes. Don't.
While their remarks may be annoying or insulting, it is nothing in
comparison to the bandwidth that is wasted by dozens of rebuttals and
counter rebuttals. Unfortunately, some people make these posts to get
attention. You'll only be stroking their ego if you respond. Remember, it is
futile to yell at people who can tune you out with the press of a key.
If you must reply, please do so through e-mail. Spare the rest of the group.
Finally, remember that as long as there is professional wrestling, there
will be people who believe it is their mission to remind us that wrestling
is fake. Ignore them and they will probably go away.
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Common acronyms
While reading r.s.p-w or any other newsgroup, you are bound to run into a
bunch of TLAs (three letter acronyms :-) that you do not understand. Here
are a few wrestling-related acronyms and some net.acronyms that should help
get you started:
DCO
Double Count Out
DCOR
Double Count Out of the Ring
DDQ
Double Disqualification
DQ
Disqualification
JTTS
Jobber to the Stars
BTW
by the way
IMO
in my opinion
IMODO
in my own damn/dumb opinion
IMHO
in my humble opinion
MWT!
Me Want Tape!
Ob
obligatory, as in ObWrestling
ROTF
rolling on the floor
ROTFL
rolling on the floor laughing
RTFM
read the FAQ man, read the f*cking manual
STFU
be quiet :-)
YMMV
your mileage may vary
The ":-)" is a "smiley" and is used to denote humor, or a joke. The winking
smiley ";-)" indicates sarcasm. Hint: tilt your head to the left and look at
the smileys.
Thank you for reading this far and welcome to rec.sport.pro-wrestling.
And now, let's go to the ring....
"Those that cannot remember history are doomed to repost it every month,
with diffs marked with change bars."-- Ed Vielmetti
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John Henry
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'I respect jou, NastyMang' 'I reject you, bookerman!'
Stevie Ray 1967-1997 Elizabeth Poffo, 1958-1997
'I respect you, Booker T' 'I respect you MachoMan!
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