Re: Old Games For The Win

On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:50:05 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:
 

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:
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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:
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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. ;^)
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Where has that Usenet spirit gone, I wonder?
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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.

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Is this a real thing people used or just an example?
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In the dark corners where I came from? Occasionally used for real, but
really just funny stuff that circulated back in the day. It satirized how
banal flaming had become.
 If used for real, the gist of it was "I don't have time for you so please
accept this form." So, as a double kick in the nuts. "Not only am I
flaming you, I am flaming you with a form letter."
 Yes. People put X-es in the appropriate boxes.