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| ==Media attention== | |||
| TOTSE has been featured in the media, usually for members committing crimes or for its controversial text files. The site also appears on a 2006 Australian anti-terrorrism poster<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/agd/WWW/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(5738DF09EBC4B7EAE52BF217B46ED3DA)~Outdoor.pdf/$file/Outdoor.pdf |description=National Security Information Campaign Poster|author=Australian Government|title=HELP PROTECT AUSTRALIA FROM TERRORISM|date=2005-08-30|accessdate=2007-01-22}}</ref><ref></ref> and a television advertisement. | |||
| Recent attention is due to the "]" of an electronic car park sign in ], ], designed to display the number of spaces left for each car park. The top two displays were replaced with profanity while the lower display read "totse".<ref>{{cite news |title= Rude awakening for dawn drivers |first= Louise |last= Acford |url= http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.990185.0.rude_awakening_for_dawn_drivers.php |date= ] ] |publisher= The Argus |accessdate= 2006-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Rude road signs tell drivers where to go| first=Stewart |last=Payne |publisher= Telegraph |date= ] ] |accessdate= 2006-10-30 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/28/nmsg28.xml}}</ref> | |||
| A number of TOTSE members placed prank telephone calls to ] starting on ], ]. When another TOTSE member, appalled by their actions, reported them to Keller via email, he threatened legal action against TOTSE, specifically charging that the prank calls amounted to "conspiracy to obstruct commerce".<ref></ref> The situation was later resolved when a moderator ("Warweed") contacted Keller and apologized. | |||
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| File:TOTSE.pngTOTSE's frontpage. | |
| Type of site | Internet forum |
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| Owner | Jeff Hunter |
| Created by | Jeff Hunter |
| Revenue | graphical advertisments |
| URL | http://www.totse.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required to post but not to view postings |
TOTSE (IPA: ['tɑtsi], commonly mispronounced as IPA: ['towtsi] and IPA: ['towts]) is a San Francisco Bay Area website and former BBS. The name is an acronym for "Temple of the Screaming Electron".
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