From: [m--rr--w] at [riph5.rice.edu] (Last Elmo Standing)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: RRRS Awards: Tom Galloway
Date: 22 Sep 96 11:31:03 -0600
Organization: Kurosawa-ya-yas

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The Awards Committee of the Righteous RAC Revelry Society (RRRS) is pleased
to announce that 

                            TOM GALLOWAY
                           [t--g] at [netcom.com]

Has been awarded the rank of

                                RNG
                            RAC Net.God

With all rights, duties, and privileges appertaining thereto.  It is further
noted that

                            TOM GALLOWAY
                           [t--g] at [netcom.com]

has acquitted himself with valor in many threads enscribed in our archives
for which he receives the additional titles

                                LND
                         Lone Nut Debunker

                                OTC
                           Off-Topic Cop

                                FAA
                    Frequently Asked Answerer

with all rights, duties, and privileges appertaining thereto.

We ask that the rest of RAC join us in applauding the extraordinary 
career of service of this individual.

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Know ye the hallowed ranks of rac.*-dom:

LND: Lone Nut Debunker
EP: Embattled Pro
OTC: Off-Topic Cop
FAA: Frequently Asked Answerer
MMM: Mercantile Mispost Manager
RNG: RAC Net.God

LND: Lone Nut Debunker
  Awarded for service in controlling and curtailing psychotic rumor-
  mongering and mud-slinging.

EP: Embattled Pro
  Awarded for keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of criticism of
  their work.

OTC: Off-Topic Cop
  Awarded for service in managing misdirected posts and keeping
  rac on-topic and functional.

FAA: Frequently Asked Answerer
  Awarded for patient response to newbies.

MMM: Mercantile Mispost Manager
  Awarded for the polite handling of misplaced marketplace posts.

RNG: RAC Net.God
  Awarded for service to RAC above and beyond the call of duty, the
  highest award the RRRS can bestow.

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Rank holders are permitted to place the abbreviations of their awards
in their .sig files or in their finger-names, and are privileged to
have first pick of seating at RAC get-togethers.

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The Awards Committee accepts nominations for awards at
mailto:[m--rr--w] at [physics.rice.edu.]

The RRRS Awards are based upon an idea by Thad A. Doria.  The Awards
Committee Chair is Greg Morrow.

The RRRS homepage is at http://www.bonner.rice.edu/morrow/rrrs/

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elmo     ([m--rr--w] at [physics.rice.edu],[m--rr--w] at [fnalv.fnal.gov])
                http://www.bonner.rice.edu/morrow

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Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: [t--g] at [netcom.com] (Tom Galloway)
Subject: Re: RRRS Awards: Tom Galloway
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 02:24:53 GMT

Per the email version Elmo also sent me:
In article <[1996 Sep 22 113103] at [riph7.rice.edu]> [m--rr--w] at [riph5.rice.edu] (Last Elmo Standing) writes:
>The Awards Committee of the Righteous RAC Revelry Society (RRRS) is pleased
>to announce that 
>
>                            TOM GALLOWAY
>                           [t--g] at [netcom.com]
>
>Has been awarded the rank of
>
>                                RNG
>                            RAC Net.God

While I appreciate the thought, I'd prefer to decline this until such time
as people such as Jeff "Moriarty" Meyer, Jerry "Jayembee" Boyajian, Paul
Estin, and Brian Hughes get recognition in this manner for their similar
(and usually previous to me) actions on the group.

tyg   [t--g] at [netcom.com]