🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:59:37 -0600, "Wanderer" <wanderer@why.net>
wrote:

>Dear Usenet,
>
>We of alt.horror.werewolves apologize for the crosspostings accidentally
>caused by inappropriate headers being left on messages as they're posted.
>
>On the other proverbial paw, we'd appreciate it if everyone would just let
>this thread die.  The recent spam epidemic has driven us to distraction,
>even losing us some members just because some of you out there (and you know
>who you are) decided it would be fun to put off-topic articles into our
>group and spread several dozen of our articles through other groups (one of
>mine included).
>
>Why is this in altnet's group?  Simple.  You see, a lot of the more
>persistent spammers were funneling their posts through alt.net, while the
>management, for some obscure reason, decided that having abusive posts full
>of profanity being spread all over Usenet by their server was all right with
>them.  Despite numerous complaints, they seem to have decided that that
>portion of their Articles of Use agreement which specifically prohibits
>excessive off-topic posting to Usenet (copy of AoU available at the Altopia
>Homepage) no longer exists.

As long as werewolves harrass alt.net, its managment and customers,
discussion of alt.net-werewolf relations are not off topic in your sad
little werewolf group.