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                         Subject: How to understand AFU

This is a short introduction to alt.folklore.urban (AFU).  There are
much more complete sources of information, including the FAQ, archived
at http://www.tafkac.org.

AFU's main purpose is the discussion, analysis, and debunking of urban
legends.  An offshoot is the analysis of some topics which might best
be described as trivia or interesting information.  While these are
generally accepted, they are peripheral to the group's purpose.

AFU standards for analysis and debunking are high.  If you wish to
support or contest a story, your opinion is emphatically not enough;
we want checkable references and sources.

There are some types of threads which appear regularly, but which are
definitely outside the scope of AFU.  Most regular readers of AFU do
not read or contribute to them.  These include lists such as "funniest
xxx" or "favourite xxx".  Because they take up bandwidth without being
of much interest, regular readers of AFU would like to see them
disappear from the group.

It is a very good idea to read the FAQ* and guides** - especially the
AFU survival guide*** - before posting anything to AFU. The group has
been around for quite a while, and many of the regulars are highly
protective of it. Follow the archived guidelines, and you'll be
welcomed onto the group. If not, you may be made to feel most
unwelcome. Most regulars welcome questions from newcomers, try
emailing one of them if you have any further questions about the
group.


* How to get the FAQ:
http://www.tafkac.org/afu.faq/     or
http://www.panix.com/~sean/afu/ or
E-mail getfaq@tafkac.org or
E-mail mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with "send
usenet/news.answers/folklore-faq/*" in the body of your message.

**http://www.tafkac.org/afu/guides/

***http://www.tafkac.org/afu/guides/afu_survival_guide.html

You can also search the tafkac.org archive and the FAQ:
http://www.tafkac.org/search/