> None of the additional infos (ICQ, AIM, etc) during the registration are
> mandatory. The only thing you need nowadays is an invitation key and there
> are several ways to acquire one. It's not that hard to get in. You can
> always drop by the chat, read the topic and then ask for an invitation, or
> you can got to http://reddit.com/r/usenetinvites and ask for one there. Or
> you can just send that email to Chev and have him invite you.
>
> The registration is invite only, so people actually have to do something
> for it. That weeds out the users that only want to grab stuff and are in
> no way willing to contribute to the forum.
>
Ok., I can understand that. However, many times someone will request
something in an a.mp3 group. The reply is that the book was posted in the
abook.ws and to go get it there. Well, if you can't login to abook.ws that
eliminates that option.
Fiver's Mom
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