cancelmoose[tm]

Cancelmoose[tm]
 /kan'sel.moos/

   [Usenet] The archetype and model of all good {spam}-fighters. Once
   upon a time, the 'Moose would send out spam-cancels and then post
   notice anonymously to news.admin.policy, news.admin.misc, and
   alt.current-events.net-abuse. The 'Moose stepped to the fore on its
   own initiative, at a time (mid-1994) when spam-cancels were irregular
   and disorganized, and behaved altogether admirably -- fair,
   even-handed, and quick to respond to comments and criticism, all
   without self-aggrandizement or martyrdom. Cancelmoose[tm] quickly
   gained near-unanimous support from the readership of all three
   above-mentioned groups.

   Nobody knows who Cancelmoose[tm] really is, and there aren't even any
   good rumors. However, the 'Moose now has an e-mail address
   (<[email protected]>) and a web site (http://www.cm.org/.) By early 1995,
   others had stepped into the spam-cancel business, and appeared to be
   comporting themselves well, after the 'Moose's manner. The 'Moose has
   now gotten out of the business, and is more interested in ending spam
   (and cancels) entirely.