Subj : Re: In honor of talk like
To   : Nick
From : Finnigann
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 12:17:00

-=> Nick wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=-

 Ni> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

 Ni> 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.

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


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