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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: Old Games For The Win
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:50:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 14:07 this Friday (GMT):
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:35:21 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Dimensional Traveler wrote: 
>
>>On 3/27/2025 11:48 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
>>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:15:01 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Re-reading this, it came across a lot more antagonistic than I
>>>> intended (what can I say, I was in a rush to finish, and I'd been
>>>> doing a bit too much doom-scrolling beforehand ;-). The gist of what I
>>>> was trying to say is that
>>>>
>>> You're on Usenet, ffs. That was a quietly sung nursery rhyme. ;^)
>>> 
>>> Where has that Usenet spirit gone, I wonder?
>>> 
>>X (Formerly known as Twitter).
>
> X is but a shadow of the epic flame wars and irreverance of classic
> Usenet. Less intelligent too.
>
> Plus, though some classic Usenet users did, many did not take the age of
> flame wars seriously. There was often a sense of humor, as evidenced in
> this vintage document (okay, this is alt hierarchy and binaries focused,
> but still funny).
>
>>Universal Flame Form (short form, #1033/UFF)
>>
>>Start Flame
>>Dear:
>>  [ ] Alleged Primate         [ ] Lamer           [ ] AOLer
>>  [ ] "Me too" er             [ ] Pervert         [ ] Geek
>>  [ ] Spammer                 [ ] Nerd            [ ] Elvis
>>  [ ] Fed                     [ ] Freak           [ ] Punk
>>  [ ] Fathead                 [ ] "Expert"        [ ] Irritant
>>  [ ] Psycho                  [ ] Nut             [ ] Wacko
>>  [ ] Other:
>>
>> You Are Being Flamed Because:
>>  [ ] You posted a "test" in a newsgroup other than alt.test
>>  [ ] You posted warez in pieces LESS than 5000 lines
>>  [ ] You posted a binary in a format many readers can't use
>>  [ ] You posted something asking for warez sites
>>  [ ] You posted a binary in a non-binaries group
>>  [ ] You quoted an ENTIRE post in your reply
>>  [ ] You posted in ALL CAPS
>>  [ ] You posted an ad in an inappropriate group
>>  [ ] You continued a long, stupid thread
>>  [ ] You started an off-topic thread
>>  [ ] You posted a "YOU ALL SUCK" message
>>  [ ] You said "me too" to something
>>  [ ] You don't know which group to post in
>>  [ ] You suck
>>  [ ] You brag about things that never happened
>>  [ ] Your sig/alias/server sucks
>>  [ ] You made up slang then used it in a message
>>  [ ] You posted a phone-sex ad
>>  [ ] I don't like your tone of voice
>>  [ ] I think you might be a fed
>>  [ ] You're an idiot
>>  [ ] You're a moron
>>  [ ] You're an imbecile
>>  [ ] You can't recognize sarcasm
>>  [ ] You posted in eLiTe CaPiTaLs
>>  [ ] You contributed nothing
>>  [ ] You contributed less than nothing
>>  [ ] You posted concerning a subject you know nothing about
>>  [ ] You posted a pyramid scheme
>>  [ ] You pretended your pyramid scheme was legal
>>  [ ] You are trolling
>>
>> To Repent, You Must:
>>
>>  [ ] Give up your AOL account
>>  [ ] Bust up your modem with a hammer and eat it
>>  [ ] Eat your caps lock key
>>  [ ] Jump into a bathtub while using an electrical appliance
>>  [ ] Actually post something relevant
>>  [ ] Read the FAQ
>>  [ ] Be Dick Chaney's love slave
>>  [ ] Be the guest of honor in alt.flame for a month
>>  [ ] Post your tests to alt.test
>>  [ ] Stop sucking
>>  [ ] Never post again
>>  [ ] Die
>>  [ ] Go away
>>  [ ] Stop using your father/mother/older sibling's account
>>  [ ] Invent a time machine, go back in time, and
>>        [ ] stop yourself from spamming
>>        [ ] stop your parents from conceiving
>>        [ ] stop your grandparents from conceiving
>>        [ ] stay there
>>  [ ] Get a life
>>  [ ] Talk to someone of the opposite sex (other than 1-900-BIGTITS)
>>  [ ] Calm down
>>  [ ] Watch Dawson's Creek (if this seems like a reward, please do all
>>      the above)
>>
>>In Closing, I'd Like to Say:
>>
>>  [ ] Blow me
>>  [ ] Who cares?
>>  [ ] Fuck you
>>  [ ] I pity your dog
>>  [ ] Go to hell
>>  [ ] Never breed
>>  [ ] Yer momma's so fat/stupid/ugly that etc...
>>  [ ] Take your shit somewhere else
>>  [ ] Learn to post or fuck off
>>  [ ] Do us all a favor and jump into some industrial equipment
>>  [ ] See how far your tongue will fit into the electric outlet
>>  [ ] All of the above
>>
>>End Flame.
>>Thank you.  Drive through.


Is this a real thing people used or just an example?
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