I am often asked, "What's a TWIT?" ...  my answer is:

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Caller who keeps signing in with phony names to get another 30 minutes before 
being asked to sign off. 

Caller who won't bother to TYPE the .INF (info) files to find out how to use 
the system properly. 

Caller who insists on TYPE'ing files endlessly, especially useless ones, 
like the LASTCALR file, XMODEM.LOG, any programs written in "C", and even 
*.*. 

Caller who does endless DIR commands and never echoes anything to the 
printer. 

Caller who tries XMODEM R to send a file (about 50 times) 

Caller who keeps trying to XMODEM S RBBS.COM or other .COM files. 

Caller who doesn't know that CTRL-C aborts almost everything including DIR 
listings and tries every other key instead. 

Caller who repeatedly tries to TYPE .LBR files, and leaves messages asking 
why the machine won't let him. 

Caller who tries something like this:

A0:SYSTEM>apple //e with a hayes card and cp/m APPLE? A0:SYSTEM>yes an apple
//e, what's wrong with an apple? YES? A0:SYSTEM>yes, I said yessssss!!!!!! YES?
A0:SYSTEM>list LIST? A0:SYSTEM>load LOAD? A0:SYSTEM>fre FRE? A0:SYSTEM>run RUN?
A0:SYSTEM>menu MENU? A0:SYSTEM>exit EXIT? A0:SYSTEM>quit QUIT?

++CARRIER LOST++

and calls back several times each week to ask the same questions.

Caller who leaves a message on RBBS and says you should have a message 
program on the system so he can leave messages. 

Caller who discovers CHAT and tries 300 times in a row to summon an operator 
even after being told, "Sorry operator is not available" 

Caller who tries every possible combination to change user areas and just 
can't seem to remember to use the colon ":" 

Caller who leaves a message on RBBS asking SYSOP to please leave out a copy 
of BASCOM.COM or MAC.COM ... etc 

Caller who leaves complaints on RBBS that he can't send you his new 
universal debugger because XMODEM won't let him leave a .COM file. 

Caller who, disgusted with his inability to use the system, leaves a message 
to SYSOP telling him that he should try a really good system, like the 
APPLE-based one in New York that has all those really neat games on it. 

Caller who ignores repeated notices from SYSOP that system will be going 
down, then calls back immediately, and for the next 2 hours only to be 
denied access each time. 

Caller who complains about the FREE service offered through the RCPM and 
tells you how you SHOULD run your system. 

Caller who ignores the fact that the SYSOP is trying to tell him something by 
typing on the screen and doing <returns> or CTRL-U's. 


I MEAN LET'S FACE IT FOLKS, IT IS "OUR" MACHINES THAT YOU USE (ABUSE) AND IN 
THE FINAL ANALYSIS, WE HAVE THE ON/OFF SWITCH ... NOT YOU.