Cancelmoose[tm]

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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
     () 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.