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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 16:03:02 -0500
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In article <D2uAt8.1yI@murdoch.acc.virginia.edu>,
Mike Chapman <mike@chimera.med.Virginia.EDU> wrote:
>In article <3fukf8$fb6@clarknet.clark.net>,
>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.
>
>I can't quite understand the problem with "USENET Bible" myself.

Its a little confusing.  People think it means the Holy Bible

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* Kevin Atkinson, Clarknet Internet Serv., Maintainer of The Bible of Usenet *
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