Subj : Re: In honor of talk like
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 17:17:56

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Finnigann wrote:

>   To: Nick
> -=> 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.
> 
> 
> Are they still around? Synchronet is still being activly programmed for
> and it's FREE software and fully supported.
> 
> Drop by sometime and say howdy. Give the lady's a thrill! (Well a
> textual thrill anyway)
> 
> 


Nick is all about text.

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