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The '''Meowers''' were [[wikipedia:Troll (Internet)|trolls]] or "Usenet Performance Artists" on [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] during the late 1990s. They were responsible for the "Meow Wars", one of the largest [[wikipedia:flamewar|flamewar]]s in Usenet history.<ref>{{website|url=http://xahlee.info/Netiquette_dir/_/meow_wars.html|title=The One True History of Meow|first=The 2-Belo|date=January 22, 2013|publisher=xahlee.info|archiveurl=http://archive. |
The '''Meowers''' were [[wikipedia:Troll (Internet)|trolls]] or "Usenet Performance Artists" on [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] during the late 1990s. They were responsible for the "Meow Wars", one of the largest [[wikipedia:flamewar|flamewar]]s in Usenet history.<ref>{{website|url=http://xahlee.info/Netiquette_dir/_/meow_wars.html|title=The One True History of Meow|first=The 2-Belo|date=January 22, 2013|publisher=xahlee.info|archiveurl=http://archive.is/LTvke}}</ref>. One of their targets was the [[Alt.Horror.Werewolves]] Usenet group, the birthplace of the [[therians|therian]] community.<ref name="werewolfcodex">{{website|url=http://yaiolani.tripod.com/think.htm|title=People who Think they are Werewolves or Shapeshifters|first=Yaiolani|date=January 21, 2013|publisher=yaoilani.tripod.com|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070702092829/http://yaiolani.tripod.com/think.htm}}</ref> Ironically, some of the meowers were themselves members of the early [[otherkin]] community, including [[Tiernan]]<ref name="meowwatcher">{{website|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030413150745/http://www.geocities.com/meowwatcher/who.html|url=http://www.geocities.com/meowwatcher/who.html|title=A field guide to Meower sightings|first=Tabaqui|date=January 22, 2013|publisher=www.geocities.com}}</ref> and [[Magpie Hrafnsdottir]].<ref name="lindsayusenet">{{website|url=http://groups.google.com/group/Alt.Horror.Werewolves/msg/e34b0c54f048b671?dmode=source|title=Meeeeeeooooooooooow!|publisher=Alt.Horror.Werewolves|first=Lindsay|last=Tart|date=January 22, 2013|archiveurl=http://archive.is/ZRe0l}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:45, 12 February 2016
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| Status | Defunct |
| Founded on | January 9, 1996 |
| Services offered | trolling |
The Meowers were trolls or "Usenet Performance Artists" on Usenet during the late 1990s. They were responsible for the "Meow Wars", one of the largest flamewars in Usenet history.[1]. One of their targets was the Alt.Horror.Werewolves Usenet group, the birthplace of the therian community.[2] Ironically, some of the meowers were themselves members of the early otherkin community, including Tiernan[3] and Magpie Hrafnsdottir.[4]
References
- ↑ The 2-Belo. The One True History of Meow
xahlee.info. http://xahlee.info/Netiquette_dir/_/meow_wars.html. (accessed January 22, 2013).
Archived at http://archive.is/LTvke. - ↑ Yaiolani. People who Think they are Werewolves or Shapeshifters
yaoilani.tripod.com. http://yaiolani.tripod.com/think.htm. (accessed January 21, 2013).
Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20070702092829/http://yaiolani.tripod.com/think.htm. - ↑ Tabaqui. A field guide to Meower sightings
www.geocities.com. http://www.geocities.com/meowwatcher/who.html. (accessed January 22, 2013).
Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20030413150745/http://www.geocities.com/meowwatcher/who.html. - ↑ Tart, Lindsay. Meeeeeeooooooooooow!
Alt.Horror.Werewolves. http://groups.google.com/group/Alt.Horror.Werewolves/msg/e34b0c54f048b671?dmode=source. (accessed January 22, 2013).
Archived at http://archive.is/ZRe0l.