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Through my vast experience of reading and collecting G-philes, I have learned of manytopics depicted within files. Just as well, I have been misguided by "fraudulent philes". he authors of these files can be classified by at least one of the following catagories…
a: Needed to write a phile to attempt to please his favorie SysOp. b: Didn't have much if any actual experience with his topic. c: Needed to build a collection for trading. d: I just a plain geeky asshole.
Since we're not all geeky assholes who write fony philes, this would just classify th minority. The following compilation focuses mainly on philes written by non-geeky assholes (i. just geeks or assholes) in contrast to the elite group of unpronounced "REAL G-PHILE AUTORS" (until now). Let us now venture into the heart of this file...shall we?
A Real G-Phile Author....
- Uses 80 columns with lower case
- Includes a title
- Takes credit for his files by signing his name
- Doesn't advertise a BBS unless it's his own
- Doesn't waste disk space on a file written on a messag quality discovery
- Doesn't plagarize from his friends' favorite books or ocal messages (without due credit)
- Has a personality
- Doesn't mind abusing the hell out of geeks
- Uses abusive language when it's fucking appropriate! - Doesn't overuse abusive language to live up to this 'sell' file
- Doesn't make spelling mistakes!
- Researches the topic of interest
- Explains the topic in depth (ie. makes his point well nderstood by the reader)
- Idolizes the author of this model file
- Makes full use of The World of ASCII Art
`' |' /-\ <-- Bomb ! ! _\_/_ __ =o"!`/ !-\_____ || = | ___!_ | | =__/\______|=-----|_| <-- Geek '' `
- Doesn't abuse The World of ASCII Art
- Doesn't use ascii art if he obviously has an infinite ack of talent
- Keeps his phile exclusive to a few select BBS's to incease its bartering power
- Has already written numerous files
- Makes use of CHR$(13) to increase the file's aestheticqualities
- Doesn't use CHR$(13) to make the file longer
- Doesn't advertise the hosting BBS in a file in hopes o increasing the file's lifespan
- Personally tests his ideas
- Writes philes even if he has been forgotten by most th BBS world
- Always gives credit where credit is due
...But since I already have enough enemies, I won't name the those "writers" who inspred the making of this file.
--] Man-Tooth [--
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