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From: kevina@clark.net (Kevin Atkinson)
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Subject: Re: The Bible of Usenet *may* be changing its name...
Date: 24 Jan 1995 15:57:04 -0500
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In article <1995Jan24.063304.17871@midway.uchicago.edu>,
Klaus Weide <kweide@hpsi.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
>>The Bible of Usenet was originally called "USENET Bible."
>>Some one then e-mailed me saying the name was confusing; he
>>thought it meant USENET's *Holy* Bible.  I agreed with him
>>and I changed the name to "Bible of Usenet."   Which is
>>clearer, or so I thought.   I then latter got some e-mail
>>from else saying that name is confusing and I should
>[deleted]
>
>As a compromise between not changing at all (for convenience, and
>because you like the current name) and getting rid of the word "bible"
>(to avoid confusion):
>call it
>  USENET "Bible"
>or
> "Bible" of Usenet,
>
>i.e. add quotes -- necessary only in appropriate (prominent) places
>where new users might come across it and might get a wrong idea.
>That change could be phased in gradually in your documents, hardly
>anybody would notice an inconsistency.

This is a rather intersting and worthwile suggestion...

I will think it over....


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