Re: Old Games For The Win

On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:35:21 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
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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
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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).

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X is but a shadow of the epic flame wars and irreverance of classic
Usenet. Less intelligent too.
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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).
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Universal Flame Form (short form, #1033/UFF)
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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:
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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
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To Repent, You Must:
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 [ ] 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)
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In Closing, I'd Like to Say:
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 [ ] 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
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End Flame.
Thank you.  Drive through.