NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/alt/shenanig/593

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From: [e-mail] (M. Otto, "Virtual Prisoner of the VAX")
Subject: Re: Usenet Prank
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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:19:30 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>,
 [e-mail] (Thomas Lund) writes:
>     I admit, this one hits close to home.  Imagine creating a post, the
> text of which reads perfectly well into two or more _completely_ unrelated
> newsgroups.  It's best if the post is good and controversial.  Then, when
> people forward replies, they appear in both groups.  The example I had in
> mind was an animal-lovers group, a hunters group, and alt.non-sequiter thrown
> in for a little more confusion.

That sounds like a game a group of us used to play on IRC called "Crosspost."
A 'bot would pick three or more newsgroups at random, then the participants
would all attempt to come up with an appropriate subject line that could be
legitimately crossposted to all the groups.  The most creative answer would
win that round.  (Made for many arguments :)

The problem was, of course, the judging.  The only way to get an objective
score would be to have all the participants actually come up with their own
posts, and crosspost them.  The one that generated the most followups would
win.

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