# "Internet Bill" Thread Deleted

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bill-thread-deleted/19620>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 16, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bill-thread-deleted/19620 "2000-05-16T00:03:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bill-thread-deleted/19620/1 "2000-05-16T00:03:20Z")

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The thread entitled “Important! Internet Bill Hits Congress” has been deleted. Normally I’d just delete and go about my business, but I thought it was important to let you know why I deleted it. The following quote comes from the bottom of the OP:

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> For those of you who actually read it, I just made the whole thing up. I was going to do a firsthand experiment of how fast it will travel. Wanna help? Just copy and paste it, and email it to all of your friends. Remember, we are all doing our part to fight ignorance! But just don’t send this part

The Straight Dope does not condone spam on the message board; neither will we condone posts requesting you to spam someone else. If you wanna do an experiment, do it on your own dime.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bill-thread-deleted/19620/2 "2000-05-16T00:12:27Z")

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Thanks Euty. I guess I screwed up royally. ☹

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**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bill-thread-deleted/19620/3 "2000-05-16T00:17:51Z")

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I thought our horny president had set up some new cybersex site.

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**Author:** ![My\_Sister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@My\_Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Sister)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2000, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-bill-thread-deleted/19620/4 "2000-05-16T00:24:57Z")

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Poor red\_dragon60. Bad poster. Look ashamed.  
OK, enough of that. Let’s go outside and play some more.