Re: Evidence for Viv = YCoU :Re: The sci.astrology Hierarcy - An Opportunity

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bob Officer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:41:36 GMT, in alt.astrology, Viveshwar
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >The sci.astrology Hierarcy - An Opportunity
> >
> >My news server - news.verizon.net - currently carries these groups from
> >this hierarchy:
> >
> >sci.astrolgy.hindu
> >sci.astrology.misc
> >sci.astrology.marketplace
> >sci.astrology.psychology
> >
> >CFA has written that s.a.h is on Altopia.  Verizon is new to the news
> >business, but it is certainly a prominent NSP, with a huge customer
> >base, and it is likely that in peering with other servers, this hierarcy
> >is rather established. 
> 
> As soon as the checksum messages are sent it should be removed from Verizon
> servers. 

I suppose this sort of thing happens from time to time.

> >Apparently this hierarchy was established by an unknown genius who
> 
> Hipcrime group.

Which are generally considered bogus and therefore the wild west of Usenet.
See free.* for details.

> >effectively hot-wired the Big 8 group creation process, and in the
> 
> Forged 

I believe "hot-wired" does indeed allude to that.

> >aftermath, attempts to rmgroup this hierarchy have failed.  The s.a.h
> 
> Verizon is not considered a major player. The group is poorly propagated
> and Very few servers carry it.

Certainly not here.  Not going to request it, either.

> >group is not currently read to any extent, but it is active, having
> >recieved a long history of x-posts from Jay Stevens and myself, when I
> >was x-posting.  These other groups are mostly empty, with the exception
> >of s.a.p, which contains a little spam and apparently a bona fide query
> >from a fellow who is estranged from his children, a query which I am
> >personally not qualified to address.  It seems to me that it would
> >behoove Astrologers to at least x-post into these groups, to prevent any
> >further attempts to rmgroup them.  
> >
> >The troll server, Supernews, doesn't carry this hierarcy, and neither
> >does Google.  I regard those facts as advantageous, because they have
> >the effect of discouraging trolls.
> 
> That means the groups are seen by very few people. Even worse some servers
> will kill the messages and not even forward them. 

Drop them on the floor, I believe, is the operative phrase...

> >In my considered judgement, it is time to take the discussion of
> >astrology to the sci hierarchy.  The informal nature of the alt
> >hierarchy, and its troll-ridden choaos, have the effect of continuing
> >the marginalization of Astrology in the West as "entertainment".  This
> >entire process is beneath us.  Astrology is science.  Always has been. 
> >Always will be.  It is the oldest and most thoroughly documented science
> >on this planet.  The sci hierarchy is more established and more formal,
> >and trolls simply have less interest in it.  In general, the
> >signal/raitio is higher in this hierarchy.  s.a.h has the highest
> >signal/noise ratio of any unmoderated astrology group that I have read.
> 
> Someone send a clue will send a clue to verizon to clean up their feed.
> 
> >Therefore, from now on, I will post astrological material exclusively to
> >the sci.astrology hierarchy, primarily s.a.h, and s.a.m.  Currently
> >there is an article on Ahnold's Inauguration Chart, and in the next week
> >there will be an analysis of the impending solar eclipse, a Post Mortem
> >on the current eclipse lunation, and a new lunation reading.
> 
> Viv is going into exile. 

Yay!

> >See you there.
> 
> Fat chance asshole!

I'm inclined to declare sci.astrology.* eligible for the Victor Von Frankenstein
"Weird Science" Award, reasons for which should be obvious.  People should
feel free to nominate at will.  In the meantime we should feel free to consider
sci.astrology.* as Fucknozzleville.

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