A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenetarticles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The CancelMOOse' s usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the CancelMOOse exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and {Shub Internet} exist others consider CancelMOOse' s historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real CancelMOOse is not one person (or MOOse), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the CancelMOOse is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website. Start . (1999-01-14)