<s>
alt.binaries.slack	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Usenet	B-Application
newsgroup	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
posting	O
pictures	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
utilities	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
the	O
SubGenius	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
available	O
for	O
everyone	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
hear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
pictures	O
on	O
alt.binaries.slack	B-Application
are	O
adult-oriented	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
considered	O
offensive	O
by	O
some	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
graphics	O
artists	O
often	O
visit	O
alt.binaries.slack	B-Application
to	O
show	O
off	O
their	O
latest	O
experimental	O
works	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
underground	O
musicians	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
expose	O
their	O
music	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clip	O
art	O
image	O
of	O
J.R.	O
"	O
Bob	O
"	O
Dobbs	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
the	O
SubGenius	O
,	O
is	O
commonly	O
seen	O
on	O
alt.binaries.slack	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
appears	O
regularly	O
in	O
images	O
by	O
many	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
creation	O
,	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
newsgroup	O
was	O
targeted	O
by	O
warez	B-Application
traders	O
,	O
who	O
tried	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
pirated	O
commercial	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
newsgroup	O
responded	O
by	O
forming	O
their	O
own	O
internal	O
"	O
police	O
force	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
newsgroup	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
SubGenius	O
Police	O
,	O
Usenet	B-Application
Tactical	O
Unit	O
-	O
Mobile	O
(	O
SPUTUM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
group	O
of	O
Internet-savvy	O
people	O
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
successful	O
campaign	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
traders	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
newsgroup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
users	O
of	O
alt.binaries.slack	B-Application
pride	O
themselves	O
on	O
having	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
spam-free	O
binaries	O
newsgroups	O
on	O
Usenet	B-Application
.	O
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