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From: jleslie@dmccorp.com (Jerry Leslie)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: The Bible of Usenet *may* be changing its name...
Date: 31 Jan 1995 07:36:48 GMT
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Kevin Atkinson (kevina@clark.net) 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
: consider "Usenet Codex" or "Codex of Usenet".  I didn't like
: these names because it is not that common of a word.  I
: wanted a clear and "exciting" name.  I have considered
: "Usenet Collection", but that name is two weak.

[ snip ]

Here's a few more names to consider:

 o Usenet Compendium 
 o Usenet Principles of Operation
 o Usenet Operator's Guide or Usenet Operations Guide
 o Usenet Commandments
 o Usenet Guidebook
 o Usenet Owner's Manual
 o Usenet Reference Guide 
 o Usenet Reference Guide - Electronic  ( URGE )


--Jerry,

 Gerald (Jerry) R. Leslie   jleslie@dmccorp.com    gleslie@isvsrv.enet.dec.com
 Dynamic Matrix Control Corporation                (my opinions are my own)
