• Re: New Poetry NG opened

    From WillDockery@noreply@pugleaf.net.invalid to alt.arts.poetry.comments on Tue Jan 6 07:09:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.arts.poetry.comments

    On 28 Jul 1997 00:00:00 UTC, Michael Giardina wrote:



    Hi Lee, sorry for the trouble, let me answer those questions for you
    now!. The newsgroup is not moderated. And it is so new that most
    servers don't have it up yet. It will be at least 3 weeks before the
    the majority hooks up!

    LeeMerkel wrote:

    Michael Giardina <mgm...@best.com> writes:

    I'd like to welcome you all to join the new poetry NG >"alt.arts.poetry.comments" is rising fast, more an more servers are >loading it up, and I hope your server is included. Why don't you all
    give it a try!
    --Michael Giardina
    head of alt.arts.poetry.comments

    What kind of "head" are you? Pothead?
    Also, you don't say whether this new NG is moderated.
    Also, it's not on AOL so it can't be important.
    Also, look down -- your fly is open!

    -- Lee J. Merkel
    ~~ "What is it that makes a complete stranger dive into an icy
    river to save a solid gold baby? Maybe we'll never know."
    -- Jack Handey, "Deep Thoughts" ~~

    One of the earliest a.a.p.c posts, made by newsgroup founder Michael Giardina.

    29 years ago, that's a deep archive.

    EfyA
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