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McQuary limit
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English
Etymology
After George F. McQuary, a frequent contributor to the newsgroup alt.fan.warlord where flamboyant signatures were criticized.
Proper noun
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en internet historical The rule of netiquette stating that the text of a Usenet signature, or sig, should be less than 80 columns wide and no longer than four lines. from 1992
en McQ limit abbreviation
en 1992-10-14 David Philip Langstaff Wanted... alt.fan.warlord https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.warlord/c/e11kR5-zhgk/m/Qx14shtYP7MJ Only 5 lines, so it just squeezes past the McQuary limit, but what a stylish BUAF for your collections, I only hope Kibo is reading.
See also
en warlording
en eponyms
en Usenet