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From: jtdickin@ouray.denver.colorado.edu (Stile)
Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Subject: Re: ()======= Welcome to Alt.Games.Doom =======()
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 12:31:39 -0700
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver
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References: <CvDv3w.AGn@news.cis.umn.edu>
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Originator: jtdickin@ouray
In article <CvDv3w.AGn@news.cis.umn.edu>,
vanes002@maroon.tc.umn.edu (The Resource Guide Editor) wrote:
> ()======= Welcome to Alt.Games.Doom =======()
>
> The alt.games.doom newsgroup is a discussion forum for id Software's
> popular action game "DOOM" and its many user-written add-on utilities.
Yeah, and other things of interest to people who play Doom. Doom II, Quake,
etc. What sound cards and controllers are best, things like that.
> Before posting here, please read the alt.games.doom article entitled
>
> ()===== Alt.Games.Doom Resource Guide =====()
Why? If alt.games.doom moderated now? Or do you just want me to read your
opinion?
> Remember that readers of this newsgroup won't appreciate dealing with
> questions that are already answered elsewhere. Also bear in mind that
> this is not a "Board" - newsgroup posts are distributed to thousands
> of sites world-wide. Let consideration and common sense be your guide.
We don't like to, no, but I've seen many recent requests for things
like cheat codes, answered in the next post. Not to say that the
original poster recieved no E-mail, but he also got his question
answered.
> The primary DOOM-related file repository site and main directory is
> infant2.sphs.indiana.edu [129.79.234.115] /pub/doom (in Indiana, USA).
>
> The DOOM FAQ is in /pub/doom/text as file dmfaq57.txt or doom57.zip.
>
> There is more info about these and other topics in the Resource Guide.
>
> The weekly auto-posting schedule is:
>
> S M T W T F S at 2330 CDT/CST (0430/0530 GMT)
> X X X X X ()======= Welcome to Alt.Games.Doom =======()
> X X ()===== Alt.Games.Doom Resource Guide =====()
> X ()====== Restrictions on Posting Binary Files =======()
> X ()= Dealing with "Doom Sucks" and "Make.Money.Fast" =()
>
Yeah, ok, whatever.