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| {{Infobox Website | |||
| | name = ] Temple of the Screaming Electron | |||
| | favicon = Totseicon.png | |||
| | logo = | |||
| | screenshot = ] | |||
| | caption = TOTSE's frontpage. | |||
| | url = http://www.totse.com/ | |||
| | commercial = Yes | |||
| | type = ] | |||
| | registration = Required to post but not to view postings | |||
| | owner = Jeff Hunter | |||
| | author = Jeff Hunter | |||
| | launch date = 1989 (dial up BBS)<br/> 1997 (UBB)<br> 2007 (V Bulletin) | |||
| | current status = Active | |||
| | revenue = graphical advertisments | |||
| }} | |||
| == 4CHAN WAS HERE LOLZ == | |||
| '''TOTSE''' ({{IPA2|'tɑtsi}}, commonly mispronounced as {{IPA2|'towtsi}} and {{IPA2|'towts}}) is a ] website and former ]. The name is an ] for "'''Temple of the Screaming Electron'''". | |||
| ==History== | |||
| TOTSE was started by Jeff Hunter (a founding member of ])<ref></ref> in 1989 as a ] BBS originally named "& the Temple of the Screaming Electron". The original &TOTSE specialized in small text files. (Hunter had an old 8088 PC XT clone with limited hard drive space; small text files were the only data he could store in reasonable quantity.)<ref></ref> | |||
| TOTSE became available on the Internet in ], and the dial-up BBS system was discontinued in spring 1998 after a particularly vicious flame war between two then-prominent users was allowed to rage out of control for weeks while the sysop was absent. Upon returning, Hunter promptly closed the system to new users. Although the persons involved certainly share part of the blame, long-time users were quick to note that this would not have happened had the situation not been ignored for so long.<ref></ref> Not long after disabling new user registration, &TOTSE's dial-up incarnation was shut down. | |||
| ==Media attention== | |||
| TOTSE has been featured in the media, usually for members committing crimes or for its controversial text files. Also, Meta has a large cock <3 /\/eedmoneyThe 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. | |||
| ==Community== | |||
| The community of TOTSE is an ] and ] channel. Some users of the community refer to themselves as "totseans". Members engage in discussion about a wide variety of topics including ], ], ], ]s, ], ]s, ], ], the ], ], ], ], and ] projects. TOTSE is affectionately referred to by the users as T, &T, &TOTSE, and "The Temple". Although Hunter has an account<ref></ref> he rarely posts on the TOTSE forums. It is rumored that /\/eedmoney often edits the wikipedia page. It may appear to some that the site promotes criminal activity (this impression is heavily influenced by negative media attention). TOTSE does not endorse any form of criminal activity. TOTSE's main goal is to promote ] and information; the TOTSE text file archive illustrates this.<ref>https://www.totse.com/en/_faq/totse_faq.html#wtf</ref>{{specify|date=April 2007}} Despite this, many users do ostensibly promote criminal activities. | |||
| The forum software was running a highly modified version of ] 5.47a, which has been heavily criticized by several readers due to its age. Hunter purchased a copy of vBulletin, with an upgrade that finally happened on ], ].<ref></ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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