Cancelmoose

messaging A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet

articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only

be cancelled by its original author.)

The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely

excessive cross-posting.

Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same

mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and ShubInternet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to

be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the

real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is

a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably

real, seeing as how it has its own web site.

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(1999-01-14)