1. Who invented the internet?
idle scientists in Switzerland, after the mass cuckoo clock redundancies in the 70s
the military-industrial-celebrity complex
either Al Gore or the media

2. What is the purpose of cycling forums?
add to the sum of worthwhile human expression
share useful and interesting information
ask and answer questions
advertise rides and write about them once ridden
foment whimsy; congregate convivially; virtual office banter

3. What is the first thing you should do when registering on a new forum?
read the registration agreement
familiarise yourself with the guidelines, ethos and culture
say hello

4. Spot the cliché
"it's just a forum"
"a forum is its people"

5. Is it OK to visit others, or must you stay true to one?
there are other cycling forums?

6. What are the origins of acf? (cheat sheet)
abiogenesis from a discarded cycling mitt
foretold in the book of Revelations
random code gradually lumping together over eons

7. There are three main rules here. Can you name them?
keep acf healthy
write descriptive subject headings
invite everyone in

8. Match the staff member with the job description [out of date; retained for nostalgia]
a. the librarian b. the movers c. fixit d. ms mod e. mr mod f. Theodore Blovius g. QEII h. classifieds mod i. acf action team j. sam	- technical support - Library and Post of the Day editor - licenced to moderate the forum at large - head of state who occasionally visits NWS - they write memos - moderates classifieds section - "benevolent dictator" - in charge of the filing system - proprietor of the Hotel California - licenced to moderate the forum at large

9. acf, like the loins from which it sprang, is noncommercial. Meaning...?
no ads, meaning you aren't an involuntary consumer to Those Whose Commercial Messages Must Be Assimilated, firefox adblock notwithstanding (it's the principle). think soylent green
admin relies on donations and unlikely meteorological phenomena, i.e., money raining from the sky

10. If you weren't visiting a cycling forum what else might you be doing?
downloading pornography for research purposes
working
cycling

essay question for extra credit:
If you had to decide between a bicycle and an internet connection,
which would you choose, and why?

would this be a broadband connection?
(Text box out of order. Free extra credit given to all!)

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