From [email protected] Jul 25 13:43:12 1995
Date: 27 May 1995 01:33:59 GMT
From: David Pease
Newsgroups: alt.pave.the.earth
Subject: List [TM] faq
Although the introductory paragraph of The List [tm] seems to function
well enough in most respects, a few questions not covered in it seem to
have come up. I would like to put them all to bed right now. Perhaps
the maintainer of The FAQ [tm] could put something like this into The
FAQ [tm] so we can keep everything straight with the new recruits.
The List [tm]: a faq
Q: So what's this list I keep hearing about?
A: That's The List [tm], friend. It's a compendium of the worst slime
that are on the internet, who would disrupt or bring to a halt altogether
our efforts to Pave the Earth [tm], if they had the power to do so.
Q: So everyone on The List [tm] is an Anti-Paver [tm] ?
A: For the most part. There are a couple of people who actually
requested
that they be entered in The List [tm], and we have done so. These people
will be the most favored of the members of The List [tm], and will be
accorded the rank of Hydro Pit Boss [tm], or appropriate equal rank, and
will crack the whip over their lesser neighbors on The List [tm].
Q: So anybody against paving the earth is on The List [tm] ?
A: No. Unless they have defiled the holy ground of
.alt.pave.the.earth,
they will not be put on The List [tm]. The List [tm] exists to punish
those who have wasted all of our time by posting foolishness to our
headquarters, as it were. So if your mother/father/brother/sister/friend/
bitter enemy/whatever says to you "You know what? HyperCars [tm] blow a
choad!" or something equally blasphemous, the List Administrators [tm]
don't want to hear about it, because this individual does not qualify for
induction into The List [tm].
Q: How do I get someone placed on The List [tm] ? Is there a
vote or something?
A: No voting is needed. No seconds, or secret ballots, or any of that
crap. Simply alert a List Administrator [tm] and we'll take care of the
rest.
Q: Who is a List Administrator [tm] ?
A: Good question. There are three List Administrators [tm], who all
share power so as no one person has complete control over The List [tm].
Q: I just have to say "Put so-and-so on The List [tm] ?"
A: Not quite. Please forward the offending message to one of us,
and it
should speak for itself. While in a perfect world at least one of us
would catch every offending message that makes it's way to apte, wonky
newsfeeds, jobs, and other nuisances may prevent this. So if you will
send one of us the actual offending document, we will be sure to take care
of the rest of the procedure.
That's it. Let a List Administrator [tm] know if you have any questions
or problems.
[Minor corrections made by the PaveInquisitress]
me
