from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Cancelmoose
Cancelm00se
<messaging> A semi-mythical being that cancels {Usenet}
{articles} posted by others. (In general, an article can only
be cancelled by its original author.)
The Cancelmoose's usual target is {spam} or extremely
excessive {cross-post}ing.
Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same
mythic sense that {B1FF}, the {NSA line eater} and {Shub
Internet} exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to
be closer to that of {Kibo}. The latter group assume that the
real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is
a cabal of {NNTP} wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably
real, seeing as how it has its own {website}.
(http://nocem.org/).
(1999-01-14)