LNH/META: LNH FAQ Update - Initial Proposal

Scott Eiler seiler at eilertech.com
Wed May 28 18:50:00 PDT 2014


It looks like you gave us the origin of alt.comics.lnh twice. 
Otherwise, this looks like a fine update.

On 5/28/2014 5:19 PM, Andrew Perron wrote:

> Q3.5   What's this "alt.comics.lnh"?
>
> A3.5   The LNH didn't originally have its own newsgroup - the early
> stories were posted to rec.arts.comics, then rec.arts.comics.misc
> (RACM). This annoyed some people on those groups, though. Plans began to
> give the LNH its own newsgroup, but some unknown person took it upon
> themselves to create alt.comics.lnh without going through the formal
> newsgroup creation process, thus ensuring that the group wouldn't be
> available in all places, and that LNH stories would continue to be
> posted to RACM.
>
>      Still, alt.comics.lnh was the LNH's home until a couple years
> later, when rec.arts.comics.creative was formally created. While there
> were some diehards who prefered a.c.lnh, and most LNH stories were
> posted to both groups, over time more and more of the traffic went to RACC.
>
>      Nowadays, the only posts on alt.comics.lnh are crossposts from RACC
> and automated posts by the Looniversal Answering Machine, whose sole
> function is to direct people to RACC. (The spammers seem to have mostly
> given up on it.) In-story, it's referred to a desolate, empty landscape,
> containing only ruins of its former glory.
>
>

> Q3.7   What twisted mind came up with this "LNH" thing, anyway? (An
> Entirely-Too-Long Short History of the LNH)
>
> A3.7   It was a dark and stormy night... no, wait, sorry, wrong intro.
>
> ...
>      By this time, rec.arts.comics had been split into multiple groups,
> and LNH stories were being posted on rec.arts.comics.misc (or RACM). And
> again, some people got annoyed. As a result, plans began to give the LNH
> its own newsgroup, but some unknown person took it upon themselves to
> create alt.comics.lnh without going through the formal newsgroup
> creation process, thus ensuring that the group wouldn't be available in
> all places - and ensuring that the stories would continue to be posted
> to RACM until they could find a new home...


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