RE: timing belt leak

["TJ Noto" <tj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back when the internet was still spelled with a lower-case "i"
(presumably before Al Gore invented it), back when access was limited to
the digital cognoscenti, there was talk of a group called
alt.syntax.tactical that lurked in newsgroups. Their goal was to
surreptitiously infiltrate a given list, gain acceptance, and then
proceed to introduce outrageous topics of behavior that were ostensibly
genuine.  The resulting chaos of the list was the desired effect and
while I was never sure of the actual existence of such a group, I have
no doubt that some people love abusing public forums to determine how
much havoc they can wreak. 

Regards,
TJ 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf
Of
> Joe Elliott
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:07 PM
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: timing belt leak
> 
> While I too feel that this guy's posts are a little outrageous, and I
get
> the impression he may be yanking our collective chain, I think it
reflects
> poorly on the digest and Alfisti in general when we resort to this
sort of
> attack to vent our annoyance.  Leave that to the Porsche people (JUST
> KIDDING).
> 
> Just my forty lira,
> Joe Elliott
> '82 GTV-6
> 
> 
> --On Monday, March 24, 2003 6:31 AM +0000 alfa-digest
> <owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided> wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 16:52:31 -0600
> > From: "Peter Webb" <webb.p@domain.elided>
> > Subject: RE: timing belt leak
> >
> > MRAXLROZE@domain.elided wrote:
> >
> >> i have a timing belt leak...i just bought my alfa 6 months
ago...and i
> >> now have devoloped a timing belt leak...do you guys know if this is
a
> >> costly repair.
> >
> >
> > A few days ago, you wrote the list looking for another Verde.   If
you
> can
> > afford another Verde, then you can afford to repair the one you
have.
> >
> > Let me write your next post for you:
> >
> > i was driving down the road and my engine made a loud bang and now
my
> car
> > won't start.  is this bad?
> >
> > Get a clue kid.    You're in over your head and you're wasting the
time
> of
> > the members of this list.   You obviously don't have the skill to
repair
> > your car yourself or the money to have it maintained.   Quit yanking
our
> > chain and sell the car.   I'm running out of patience with this
garbage.
> >
> > - -Peter
> >
> > P.S.  I am not fat, and even if I was a burger would hardly be
payment
> > enough to listen to you for another minute.
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