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Alt.tv.x-files

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Name: alt.tv.x-files, aka ATX or ATXF
Date(s): December 1993 - present
Moderator: n/a
Type: Discussion
Fandom: The X-Files
URL: ATX
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alt.tv.x-files (ATX) is a usenet group dedicated to discussion of The X-Files and was home to the much hated/much loved character RPG X-Ville.

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Notable Events

  • The Limerick Hoax: A rumor perpetuated by gizzie, and others, that there was a "lost" X-Files episode set in Boston where Mulder wears a fisherman's sweater and encounters a leprechaun. The majority of the newsgroup took it at face value until one member stepped forward to reveal it was a joke.[1]

Notable Persons

  • Laura Capozzola: Most prolific poster in the history of ATX, with 18,942 posts.[2]
  • Alan Hurshman: Second most prolific with 12,042.[2]
  • Gizzie: Third most prolific with 10,503.[2]
  • Edmund Jimenez: Troll.

External Links

Notes

  1. ↑ Limerick is a Lie, Apr 9 1997.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ATX at Google Groups
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