Cancelmoose
<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-posting.
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
web site.
Home (http://www.nocem.org/).
