Little Malice wrote:

> One time on Usenet, Gregory Morrow > said:
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> > Little Malice wrote:
> > > One time on Usenet, Gregory Morrow > said:
> > > > On Dec 10, 5:56 pm, (Little Malice) wrote:
> > > > > One time on Usenet, Janet Baraclough > said:
> > > > > > The message >
> > > > > > from "cybercat" > contains these words:
> > > > > > > Usenet IS a free-for-all. Whether it should be or not, it is, and it
> > has
> > > > > > > always been. It has not changed at all, except those who have used
> > > > > > > it for years are now more savvy.
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> > > > > > Obviously you have not used it for years, or you would be aware of
> > > > > > how much it has changed for the worse.
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> > > > > I had a similar thought. Usenet has NOT always been a "free-for-all".
> > > > > Not until AOL was loosed upon it, anyway.
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> > > > Let's not forget WebTV...
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> > > > ;-)
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> > > I'm trying to, really I am... ;-)
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> > Well, I had the thing for three years in the late 90's...it was LOTSA
> > fun to throw that unit and it's shabby keyboard down the garbage
> > chute.
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> I never had one, but I *was* an AOL user for a bit. Then a cow-orker
> told me about our local ISP. To say it was an improvement would be an
> understatement.
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> > The "interesting" thing is that Microsoft - owned WebTV, now known as
> > "MSN TV" *still* provides Usenet for it's customers, but the MSN ISP
> > (or is it just a mail service now?) dropped Usenet years ago...
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> > There are still some clueless WebTVer's around, I'm thinking
> > specifically of the infamous Maryanne "Loafhead" Kehoe...
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> You are? Why, trying to diet..? ;-)



A source of mine at Earthlink told me that Kehoe had contacted their
abuse dept. over __100__ times complaining about me, they finally got
SO tired of her pestering them that they blocked her email address,
lol...

She single - handedly did more to destroy the already - tarnished rep
of WebTVer's than anyone, and after 10 years and 33K posts she
continues to descend ever deeper into stupidity...in fact I'm working
up a Wiki entry about her, she is one of Usenet's more notorious
trolls...Kehoe has degraded the atmosphere of every Usenet group in
which she's
posted.

If you wanna really HURL, click the link below and scroll down to see
a pic of Loafie on her wedding day. Some hapless UK musician actually
stooped to marrying her! The poor mope died of brain cancer, I joked
that he probably died just to get away from her...

Notice even though the link is a memorial site to the guy, her
comments are all of the "I, ME, MY..." variety. What can one say
about a mouth - breathing fatuous sociopath like Loafie... <sigh/> :


http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/related/hford/klobit.asp


"Maryanne, Ken's wife writes:

From myself and Sarah (Ken's mom), I wish to thank all of you who
emailed, called and made expressions of concern. It's hard to think of
what to say at a time like this, but I have found strength that there
are many people grieving along with me. Hud, John, Chris and Mickey
have all contacted me and I can assure you, they are just as shocked
and in grief as we all are at this sad news.

Ken was the kindest and most generous man I have ever met. He made me
laugh, and comforted me in the dark days of his illness. Right before
he died, he assured me that he would always be watching over me and
that I didn't have anything to worry about. He was there to dry my
tears, listen to me when I would vent, and when it was all said and
done at the end of the day, hold me and tell me things were going to
be OK.

It is likely there will memorial service in London later on in the
year - a celebration of the life and of the kind of man Ken was:
talented musician, great friend to many and to me, a man that gave me
the best 3 1/2 years of my entire life and who brought me great joy
and happiness.

Thank you so much to everyone and when you go home tonight, tell that
special person you love them!"

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