From: "Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 93 13:26:57 PDT
To: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Re: Thurn, Thurn, Thurn (und Taxis, too!)
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Timothy C. May says:
> 
> > > So calling our cyberspace mail drop "alt.waste" would have resonances wit
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> > > 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?

Sorry -- I misunderstood. "alt.waste" would be perfectly fine.

Perry