Subj : Re: In honor of talk like
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 13:16:42

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Finnigann wrote:

>   To: Nick
> -=> Nick wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=-
> 
>  Ni> From Newsgroup:
>  alt.tv.farscape 
> 
>  Ni> Nick wrote:
> 
>> TT  = This Time
>> AML = Average Message Lines
>> QP  = Average Message Quoted Percent
>> PGM = Percentage of Group in Messages
>> PGB = Percentage of Group in Bytes
> 
>> TT  Person                                    #  AML   QP   PGM  
>> PGB --- ------                                  ---- --- ----- -----
>> ----- 15   Finnigann.............................  307  44  7.1% 
>> 1.8%  2.0% 
> 
>  Ni> How can Finnigann have QPs of only 7.1%
> 
> Because in my universe, it's a virtue to delete extra text... it is a
> very hard habit to break.
> 
> Plus I run a BBS here <shameless plug> at the Bits-N-Bytes BBS
> http://bnb.synchro.net |or| bnb.dtdns.net telnet FTP NNTP IRC gopher
> and mail servers. 
> It's a hobby for me and a few hundred others. I snag this and a
> couple of other ngs for inclusion so I can get it all in a QWK packet
> a few times a day. 
> 
> Besides the message base, I have several online [TEXT] based games.
> LORD[1] not being the least of them. I have a few word puzzle games.
> I havea about a half dozen dedicated (mostly) users/regular callers
> that find some distraction in playing scrabble or word war.
> 
> Did any of you folks ever visit a BBS in the pre-WEB days? Feeling
> nostalgic? 
> 
> If you know how to use the telnet app in windows or have telnet in
> whatever OS you use. I invite you all to stop in and look around.
> It's nothing fancy but it's home to me. Use GUEST to login with or
> make an NEW account. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [1] LORD = Legend of the RED Dragon. 
> I am the only current player and have a ton of points.

I used to frequent a couple BBS back in the day.

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