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- From: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed)
- Subject: Re: Top 50 Killers (12/7/92-19/7/92)
- Message-ID: <avalon.712066982@coombs>
- Lines: 34
- Sender: news@newshost.anu.edu.au
- Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
- References: <HROSE.92Jul23150918@rocza.eff.org> <1992Jul23.201732.23698@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> <avalon.711947995@sorokin> <1992Jul25.013008.1695@rat.csc.calpoly.edu>
- Date: 25 Jul 92 12:23:02 GMT
-
- asamonte@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Just some loser...) writes:
-
- >avalon@sorokin.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed) was telling me...
- >>asamonte@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Just some loser...) writes:
- >>
- >>>hrose@eff.org (Helen Trillian Rose) was telling me...
- >>>>IRC knowledge isn't documented in books. To learn more, stop by
- >>>>#Twilight_Zone -- I wouldn't suggest talking, tho. Just sit back and see
- >>>>what goes on.
- >>>>
- >>
- >>>This is highly debatable. I wouldn't suggest it.
- >>>But that's just my opinion.
- >>
- >>If you go there expecting to be lectured on IRC in a couple of hour /
- >>half-hour sessions, then forget it. The combined knowledge of those on
- >>#twilight_zone about IRC is quite easily greater than that of all those who
- >>are not on it. This is more a reflection of who is on that channel, not
- >>who isnt. The amount of bugs that discussed or brought up on #twilight_zone
- >>is quite astonishing (mainly for IrcII but hey ;) and I doubt there is any
- >>other channel on IRC which has a similar content.
- >>Some things to avoid in #twilight_zone are asking:
-
- >No, Just expect #TZ to have the same content as operlist...and im not too
- >thrilled with that. If anything it's most people just sitting there
- >idling or /away until someone says something to start bickering about.
-
- Actually, there is little (none) bickering on #tz like that on operlist.
-
- Vanity-ops are usually more interested in their pet-channels like #hottub
- or #hotsex and not so much the business of being an operator.
-
- av
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