The following is a transcript of an online chat from January 10th, 1998 with one of our brighter users asking to be unbanned and to be made an op……

Guest294> Can you unbann me and make me an op
George> No
Guest294> Ok but can you tell me how you got the op
George> I host the tsn internet site - I work for tsn
George> I'm the CouchMaster
Guest294> Is it possible I can get an op maybe some other time
George> sure - If I hire you at TSN, I'll give you an op status
Guest294> OK I'll take any job you offer, I can help with this site
I am pretty good at that and I do have my own website
George> i'm not offering you  a job
Guest294> well if there is going to be a job availabale
I'll take it so keep me in mind, and can I change my name back to poop
Guest294> what?
Guest294> can I be poop again
George> why are you insisting on being called shit?
Guest294> hey my name is still banned can you change that please
Guest294> I am not shit, its poop
George> what's the dif?
Guest294> poop is nicer, anyway can you unbann my nickname
George> shit is shit - there's no getting around it
Guest294> ok fine I am a piece of shit can you unbann my nickname
Guest294> my friends know me as poop
Guest294> hello?
George> hi
Guest294> can you unbann me nickname, poop
George> you can't come up with another one eh?
Guest294> come on please my friends know me as POOP
George> you want to be shit?
Guest294> yes I do, is that too hard for you to understand
George> um - frankly yes!
Guest294> well do it
Guest294> come on I want to be poop
George> you haven't said please
Guest294> please please please please please please please 
Guest294> pretty please
George> lol
Guest294> what does lol mean
Guest294> what does lol mean
Guest294> and can you let me be poop finally
George> laughing out loud
George> you're unbanned - Enjoy Mr. Shit

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