alt.fan.lucy-lawless
newsgroup created June 26, 2001 (a few days after the
final episode of Xena:Warrior Princess aired in the U.S.A.)
Lucy Lawless
Greetings:
My name is Anya McCoy,
aka the mama of the fabulous and beautiful Rasta Poodle and I live in Miami
Shores, Florida, U.S.A.. I created the alt.fan.lucy-lawless
newsgroup, propagated on Usenet June 26, 2001.
This webpage is intended
to be a point-of-reference for users of the Lucy Lawless newsgroup. Here
you will find the original charter and justification statement for the
newsgroup, the FAQ from alt.tv.xena, and lots of links on the actress best
known for her role as Xena: Warrior Princess.
Non-Xena images of Lucy
on this webpage are from Tom's Xena Page (link below.) Now that the TV
show Xena:Warrior Princess has ended, fans of Lucy asked for a newsgroup
dedicated to her, the actress, not just the icon, Xena.
Hopefully, this website
and the creation of the alt.fan.lucy-lawless newsgroup will help with that
transition.
UPDATE:
Lucy Lawless has signed on to the WB series "Tarzan", which will premier
in the U.S. on October 5, 2003 (my birthday, yes, you may send me presents
:-) To read more about the series, click on: http://www.thewb.com/Shows/Show/0,7353,||1474,00.html
To request that your
ISP add the newsgroup, you can do one of two things: 1. Have them check at
Newzbot.com
(click
on link here or cut and paste the following URL to email your ISP:
2. Some ISPs will accept
the following Control and Justification statement that was used to establish
the newsgroup:
Cut and paste the following
text, between the __ and email to either news, or webmaster or postmaster
or admin@your ISP (different ISPs have different departments that handle
adding newsgroups.) -- On June 26, 2001, herblady@newsguy.com
(aka Rastapoodle) had the following Control message propagated by mike@newsguy.com
(news admin@newsguy.com) that established the newsgroup alt.fan.lucy-lawless
alt.fan.lucy-lawless Discussion
of actress Lucy Lawless
Charter
This charter is being
proposed for the formation of the Usenet newsgroup alt.fan.lucy-lawless.
The career and other topics of interest on the actress Lucy Lawless can
be discussed in this newsgroup. The newsgroup will cover both basic
and specific facts and questions about Lucy Lawless. The early career of
the New Zealand actress, appearing on stage, in TV commercials, on TV shows,
and, most recently (1995-2001) as the icon Xena: Warrior Princess in the
cable TV series, are of interest to her many fans.
The posting of binary
attachments such as picture, video, sound and html files are considered to be
off-topic. People should put their photos on a webpage or use a picture host like
www.yahoo.com that will host your picture for public access and then post
the link to the newsgroup.
Spamming is not allowed,
and spammers will be reported to their ISP for appropriate censure.
Bootlegs for trade, not sale, are allowed, in keeping with the noncommercial
nature of this newsgroup. Up to four lines of commercial information will be allowed
in a signature. Flaming/trolls will not be allowed in the newsgroup,
and flamers will be reported to their ISPs. It is acceptable to post about
your website if it pertains to Lucy Lawless, whether it contains advertising
or not. It is requested that in the subject header you write:"New
Lucy Lawless website" to discern these posts from the
others.
Before posting, you are
encouraged to see what has been discussed on the NG. Often, a search on dejanews
will show you a 'thread' on a topic that has already been covered,
and will help bring you up to speed on the subject.
Most of all, just have
fun, make friends, be nice and enjoy the vibe.
Justification
New Zealand-born actress
and singer Lucy Lawless first came to the attention of a worldwide audience
with her appearances on the syndicated series Hercules on cable TV. Her
varied characters were so popular on that series that a spinoff was created
as a vehicle for her, and the character, Xena: Warrior Princess was introduced
in 1995.
Xena quickly became an
icon of a strong woman warrior, unique and strong and ever-evolving as
a human. Her fans are a devoted bunch, and hundreds of webpages exist
in honor or Xena. The newsgroup alt.tv.xena exists for discussion of that
show, its characters, plots, trivia and evolution. The proposed alt.fan.lucy-lawless
will focus on the actress and her life beyond the role of Xena, realizing
that discussions of her character Xena will appear in alt.fan.lucy-lawless,
also. The archives of alt.tv.xena are to be found on Google.com for those
interested in the posts on alt.tv.xena.
Hundreds of websites
exist in homage to Lucy Lawless, the actress, apart from, but inclusive
of her role, as Xena, and a quick web search will locate them. Lucy/Xena
items are hot on Ebay and other auction sites. "E" TV, an American cable
station, recently (early 2001) aired a biography on Lucy, tracing her life
from childhood in New Zealand to her career zenith (so far) as Xena. Still
in her early 30's, Lucy has expressed a desire to break free from the image
and identification of Xena to establish her breadth and depth reputation
as an actress and singer.
Alt.fan.lucy-lawless will
serve as a forum for all discussions on these topics regarding Lucy Lawless. ----
----------------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS: Some of the most informational
websites are devoted to the character Xena, but there are lots of Lucy
sites, too: alt.tv.xena
FAQ -- this FAQ has every bit of information and trivia about Lucy
and the show. Whoosh--
lots of info and links Lucy
Lawless Library --- Lucy in print, on tv, interviews, etc. Toms'
Xena Page -- source for downloads, information, games, links to screensavers,
etc. Flawless
site -- dedicated to everything Lucy, link to fan club, lists,
photos, etc.
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email
me with comments, additions, etc.
