Dee.Dee wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>>>>
>>>> As common as that bit of fishing is on Usenet, and having just caught
>>>> two fish (so far) here with it after all the years it's been around,
>>>> I'm beginning to wonder if the average r.c.f denizen doesn't get
>>>> *outside* r.c.f very often.
>>
>>> Hey, Blinky, you seem know all the in-outs of Usenet, how long does it
>>
>> I love it; and I've been around it for a long time, yeah. That I love
>> it (and know how it works and why) is why I created the UIP (see my
>> sig), when it started getting watered down even more than AOL had been
>> able to manage. I think I started using Usenet in 1994 (not as Blinky).
>>
>>> take to larn them? Did you have to stay "inside" a long time?
>>> Gullible, gullible, gullible!! Whoopeee! Dee Dee
>>
>> I haven't left my apartment for 11 years.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>> Killing all posts from Google Groups
>> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Blinky:
>> http://blinkynet.net
>
> Gee, Blinky, I haven't even noticed your signature. Usually if they are
> more than one name and one url, I ignore it. Doesn't usenet etiquette
> suggest being more discreet and not taking up so much space to advertise?

The convention for sigs is four lines max. Count 'em. Four. The
delimiter ("-- ") doesn't count. Thanks for playing. You've been a swell
contestent, and we have some nice prizes waiting for you on your way out
of the studio.


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Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
Blinky: http://blinkynet.net