https://www.altgothic.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Alt.gothic_faqAlt.gothic faq - Revision history2026-05-01T20:15:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.0https://www.altgothic.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alt.gothic_faq&diff=1196&oldid=prevAxel: New page: alt.gothic new? READ THIS FIRST draft version 4.0.4 "finding a sickness you like" Changes since 4.0.3 - added net.goth definition - added news reading advice - added welcome 000. Q: Is ...2008-09-05T02:34:23Z<p>New page: alt.gothic new? READ THIS FIRST draft version 4.0.4 "finding a sickness you like" Changes since 4.0.3 - added net.goth definition - added news reading advice - added welcome 000. Q: Is ...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>alt.gothic new? READ THIS FIRST<br />
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draft version 4.0.4 "finding a sickness you like"<br />
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Changes since 4.0.3<br />
- added net.goth definition<br />
- added news reading advice<br />
- added welcome<br />
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000. Q: Is there a welcome message for alt.gothic?<br />
A: Yes.<br />
00a: Q: Aren't you meant to be open and welcoming?<br />
A: What are you? New?<br />
00b Q: ...<br />
A: Oh. Um, try not to die in a fire.<br />
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001. Q: This FAQ seems incomplete! Is anyone working on updating the FAQ?<br />
A: Kest is.<br />
01a Q: What about questions that aren't in this FAQ?<br />
A: I. http://www.darkwave.org.uk/faq/ag/<br />
II. http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.gothic/msg/6590b21704f326d6<br />
III.http://www.altgothic.com/wiki<br />
IV. Ask. the essence of an FAQ is the AQ, eh?<br />
01b. Q: Can I help write the FAQ?<br />
A: Yes. Talk to Kest.<br />
01c. Q: Didn't this FAQ have a different title last month?<br />
A: Yes. Yes it did.<br />
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002. Q: What is goth?<br />
A: A post-punk movement.<br />
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001. Q: This FAQ seems incomplete! Is anyone working on updating the FAQ?<br />
A: Kest is.<br />
01a Q: What about questions that aren't in this FAQ?<br />
A: I. http://www.darkwave.org.uk/faq/ag/<br />
II. http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.gothic/msg/6590b21704f326d6<br />
III.http://www.altgothic.com/wiki<br />
IV. ask. the essence of an FAQ is the AQ, eh?<br />
01b. Q: Can I help write the FAQ?<br />
A: Yes.<br />
01c. Q: This FAQ doesn't match others I've found online! Why?<br />
A: It isn't the same one.<br />
01d: Q: Are you always so curt?<br />
A: No. Sometimes I'm Matthew Broderick.<br />
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002. Q: What is goth?<br />
A: A post-punk movement.<br />
02a. Q: What is gothic?<br />
A: It's a little arch: Crude, architechural, musical, barbaric,<br />
literary.<br />
02b. Q: What is a net.goth?<br />
A: A poster to alt.gothic, or another newsgroup within the *.gothic.*<br />
hierarchy. Those JUSTIFIED by an alt.gothic.INQUISITOR.<br />
2bi. Q: An alt.gothic.INQUISITOR?<br />
A: Blessed are the words of RFC 1036: "The USENET standard is more<br />
restrictive than the general Internet Standard"<br />
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003. Q: Is X goth?<br />
A: It might be.<br />
03a Q: Is Y gothic?<br />
A: It might not be.<br />
03b. Q: Is emo goth?<br />
A: No. There are some stylistic similarities, but the two are distinct.<br />
Emo could be argued as a successor to goth, but history and common<br />
sense say otherwise.<br />
3bi. Q: What is emo then?<br />
A: "Goth minus the fucking" / emo is to goth as 14 is to 24<br />
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04a. A: It's a SCIENTIFIC FACT.<br />
Q: Crabs? That doesn't seem...<br />
004. A: It disrupts the natural order of conversation, and it causes<br />
crabs.<br />
Q: Why can't I top-post?<br />
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005 Q: Are there any other SCIENTIFIC FACTS?<br />
A: Yes.<br />
I. Top-posting causes crabs.<br />
- See 004.<br />
II. Excessive quoting makes you look like a campus socialist.<br />
- Trim posts you respond to. Leave enough for context.<br />
III. Missing attribution is like blackout sex.<br />
- What came from where?<br />
IV. Posting binaries causes giant crabs.<br />
- GIANT CRABS.<br />
V. HTML posts cause crabs that won't display in some pubic hair.<br />
VI. Cross-posting causes lobsters.<br />
VII. The Golden Age is a myth.<br />
[8]. Wikipedia is a crab holding a message in a bottle<br />
- It's easily broken, usually wet, and it smells a little fishy<br />
XIX. Sexbat<br />
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006. Q: Why are people flaming/ignoring me?<br />
A: They felt like it.<br />
06a. Q: What do I have to do to get taken seriously around here?<br />
A: Don't ask that question, for a start. Other than that, post well.<br />
06b. Q: Aren't new posters entitled to a little respect?<br />
A: See 000.<br />
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007. Q: [Redacted]<br />
A: [Excised]<br />
07e Q: What's that about?<br />
A: [Classified]<br />
07f Q: Do you have any other posting advice?<br />
A: Posting through http://groups.google.com will work, but you may be<br />
better served by a proper newsreader and newsfeed. Most ISPs provide<br />
news servers, or used to. There are a variety of free newsreaders<br />
available for download too. Recommendations from interested parties<br />
will be tabulated here.<br />
07g Q: What is the c*b*l?<br />
A: There is no c*b*l. There are, however, a number of * chambers.<br />
07h Q: No, seriously. What is the c*b*l?<br />
A: The c*b*l are not alt.gothic's secret masters. That's the c*b*l.<br />
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008. Q: I have something really funny to say to this troll, can I?<br />
A: Yes. We can't stop you. Some situations cannot be solved by jokes.<br />
See your local multiplex for examples. If you can resist, do.<br />
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009. Q: Do you have any other advice for me then?<br />
A: Lurk. Introduce yourself at some point, it seems to be popular.<br />
It might seem fussy, but alt.gothic abides by Scientific Facts.<br />
They make conversation easier. The essence is clarity: A post<br />
should stand on its own two feet. Buckle up. Wear nice boots.<br />
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010. Q: Nice boots?<br />
A: The traditional response is "Wanna fuck?"<br />
-- <br />
erith - SCIENTIFIC FAQtologist</div>Axel