Author: Mike Knell <mpk@lspace.org > 		
Newsgroup:alt.fan.pratchett 		
Date: 23 Jun 1999 		

In article <7koial$7hj$1@news4.svr.pol.co.uk> , Lisa mitcham
 wrote: 		
> Just wondering if this is actullay a TP newsgroup? Because half the 		
> messages have nothing to do with him or his books. Am I the only one whose 		
> noticed this? 		
> Is this just a meeting place for fucked up people who like to think their TP 		
> fans? Stop arsing around and get down to actullay writing some decent
> messages.PLEASE!!!!!! 	

This Be The Clue 		

They fuck you up, your newbie hordes 			
They may not mean to, but they do 			
They fill your screen with ASCII swords 			
And add some flamage, just for you. 			
But they were fucked up, in their turn 			
By ISPs, with Netscape News 			
Who told them what commands to learn 			
Then failed to mention FAQs. 			
Man hands on netiquette to man 			
These simple rules make Usenet tick 			
Get clued as quickly as you can 			
Or folks'll think you're just a prick. 		 		

(with apologies to Philip Larkin. Oh, and before you cry "Verse 2
doesn't scan!", I pronounce FAQ as /F-A-Q/, not /fak/.) 		

Mike "ooh, I swore again" K.