Robert E. McElwaine from the UWEC is an "Internet Legend"

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on February 28, 2002 12:00 AM | No Comments | Link to here ∴
: Plants are psychic. The Russians are interfering with the weather. An early USENET conspiracy theorist from UWEC was once responsible for generating nearly 90% of Internet news traffic. --Robert E. McElwaine from the UWEC is an "Internet Legend"

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