[ [[index|Main Page]] | [[modtoc|Table of Contents]] | [[appendixB|Previous]] ] ===== Appendix C: Tributes ===== Any person who moderates a newsgroup for over 10 years should have it documented somewhere so others can appreciate the effort and dedication. Our first tribute goes to Gene Spafford . For 12 years between April 1981 until April 1993 Gene (spaf) maintained and posted *THE* "Usenet periodic postings" to the net. The postings included the * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/primer/part1/"|A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/news-announce/introduction/part1/preamble.html"|Introduction to news.announce]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/faq/part1/"|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/"|Rules for posting to Usenet]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/writing-style/part1/"|Hints on writing style for Usenet]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/software/part1/"|Usenet Software: History and Sources]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/what-is/part1/"|What is Usenet?]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mailpaths/part1/"|How to Construct the Mailpaths File]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/active-newsgroups/"|List of Active Newsgroups]], * [[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/moderator-list/part1/"|List of Moderators for Usenet]], * inet Checkgroups, * non-inet Checkgroups, * and others. He also managed the moderators mailing list during that time. The moderator community and the net as a whole owe Spaf a debt of gratitude for his dedication and BS&T. Thanks Spaf! ---- **"Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it."** **--spaf** ---- [ [[index|Main Page]] | [[modtoc|Table of Contents]] | [[appendixB|Previous]] ]
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