From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 93 13:26:37 PDT
To: pmetzger@lehman.com
Subject: Re: Thurn, Thurn, Thurn (und Taxis, too!)
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> > So calling our cyberspace mail drop "alt.waste" would have resonances with
> > this Oedipal error, allowing the correcting of newbies.
> 
> Yes, Tim, but none the less creating newsgroups with .s used as
> puncutation instead of as heirarchy seperators is considered Very
> Rude. I think there is no reason for us to do something that is
> considered Very Rude even if it is a good joke. Dashes are likely a
> good compromise.
> 
> Perry

I'm confused, Perry. I was acknowledging that "alt.waste" (with no
periods, no punctuation, in the "waste" part) would be nearly as
acceptable as the more Pynchonesque form.

Is "alt.waste" a rude formation in some way?

-Tim


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