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Message no. 1
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Faq help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 20:13:28 -0700
Help on the faq

NERPS
"Inside Joke" at the offices of FASA. According to them, it
originally stood for "Nothing Ever Really Pleases Steve/Scott",
although no particulars as to the identity as to Steve or Scott
were given. Appeared in FASA products as early as Virtual
Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
>>>>>> its own.
NOTE: Despite the natural tendency to interpret NERPS as a jibe
to Steve Jackson Game's product, GURPS, such speculation is
without foundation.


Other than that small editing error - I thought it was great.


dan
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Message no. 2
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: Faq help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 21:29:37 -0600
Consider it fixed. :-)

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Message no. 3
From: The Reverend <mdb0213@******.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 22:21:58 -0600
> Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
> >>>>>> its own.
>
> Other than that small editing error - I thought it was great.

What error? "its" is correct in this instance. Despite popular belief, you do
not use "it's" when using "it" possessively. Instead, you use
"its", as Herr
Doom did. So there. Nyah.

The Rev
(where is that darned sig?)
Message no. 4
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 22:28:33 -0600
On Tue, 9 Nov 1993, The Reverend wrote:

> > Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
> > >>>>>> its own.
> >
> > Other than that small editing error - I thought it was great.
>
> What error? "its" is correct in this instance. Despite popular belief,
you do
> not use "it's" when using "it" possessively. Instead, you use
"its", as Herr
> Doom did. So there. Nyah.

The words 'its own' did not appear. Were missing.

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Message no. 5
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 21:26:03 -0700
>> Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
>> >>>>>> its own.
>
>What error? "its" is correct in this instance. Despite popular belief, you
do
>not use "it's" when using "it" possessively. Instead, you use
"its", as Herr
>Doom did. So there. Nyah.
>
>The Rev

ahem the original thing went----

Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
------- nothing here --------

thats the mistake. Just a small one really.

Dan
Message no. 6
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 22:32:52 -0600
On Tue, 9 Nov 1993, The Reverend wrote:

> (any idea how to redefine the META key in unix? I have no ESC/EDIT/META key)

Hmm, stty might work, not sure the syntax, though.

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Message no. 7
From: The Reverend <mdb0213@******.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ help
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 22:29:47 -0600
> ahem the original thing went----
>
> Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
> ------- nothing here --------
>
> thats the mistake. Just a small one really.


Oops. Just got the new account and ALREADY I'm making mistakes.
Sorry 'bout that.
Rev
Message no. 8
From: "P. D. Haigh" <ssuhaigh@*******.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Faq help
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1993 11:16:03 +0000
On Tue, 9 Nov 1993, Robert A. Hayden wrote:

>
> Consider it fixed. :-)
>

Consider, Hmm, Consider, etc etc etc

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