WELCOME TO THE MINI-FAQ FOR ALT.TV.HOMICIDE

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CONTENTS

 

1.0.....Introduction, History, and Definitions  2.0.....Rules of the newsgroup  3.0.....FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)  3.1.....Homicide: Life on the Street (and what's a red-ball?)  3.2.....I heard it was based on a book?  3.3.....What is "the Board," and how do you read it?  3.4.....The Command Structure of the Baltimore PD  3.5.....Who's who (Actors, characters, and real people)  3.6.....How to tell the main characters apart.

3.7.....Major points/characters from previous seasons.  3.8.....H:LotS resources on the Web and Internet.  3.9.....Upcoming episodes and why the promo titles are different! +  3.10.....The Music.  3.11.....alt.tv.homicide in-jokes and secrets. + 3.12.....An unadorned episode list for all four seasons.  3.13.....What the #@$%# is the deal with H:LotS getting no Emmy?  3.14.....So you want to be an extra on Homicide... + 4.0.....Suggestions (a few words to the wise)

 

1.0.....INTRODUCTION, HISTORY, AND DEFINITIONS

Homicide: Life on the Street  (Commonly known as "H:LotS) premiered in January of 1993, after the Super Bowl.  This newsgroup (alt.tv.homicide, or ATH/a.t.h.) was formed in November of 1994, and is dedicated to discussion, study, and thoughtful exchanges of commentary that are (hopefully) (at least) tangentially related to the TV show.  The amount of time given messages remain in the newsgroup depends on the protocols set by your individual Internet providers; so it will vary from provider to provider.

This "Newbie FAQ" (FAQ being a ubiquitous Internet acronym for Frequently Asked Questions; there is a FAQ kept for almost every subject, newsgroup, and sub-interest on the planet) is designed to be an introduction to this newsgroup, whether you are brand new to the Internet or an old hand at surfing.  Contained herein are answers to some of the frequently asked questions, and some simple suggestions, offered to allow you to include yourself in the best damn newsgroup on the Internet with a minimum of pain and discomfort (to the rest of us).

With apologies to Vince (who keeps the real FAQ, see section 3.8).

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