"net-cop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: net-cops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} net-cop (plural net-cops)
  1. Alternative form of netcop Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: netcop Categories (topical): Usenet
    Sense id: en-net-cop-en-noun-kfFIc0AJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            "Internet",
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        {
          "ref": "1990 May 5, Frank Korzeniewski, “Questions and Answers comp.unix.sco”, in news.groups (Usenet):",
          "text": "The net-cop has spoken. But how do you differenciate between politicking and merely informing people about the facts under discussion. It seems to me that if *YOU* consider it politicking then it must be.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 December 24, Howard Knight, “Discussion of \"FAQ For Posting on alt.food.coffee\"”, in alt.food.coffee (Usenet):",
          "text": "Lastly and for what it's worth, I want to say to everybody out there, that I DONT WANT TO SEE RULES IMPOSED ON THIS NEWSGROUP. I'm not a net-cop. I only want to come up with guidelines on what is a proper post in this newsgroup. If we actually do come up with some guidelines/FAQ, I will post it periodically.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998 December 22, David A. Roth, “[rec.music.makers.trumpet] Trumpet - FAQ”, in rec.answers (Usenet):",
          "text": "People are posting about them because they have an interest in them and it is bad manners to become a self-appointed net-cop in an effort to control the flow of information in the newsgroups regardless of how strongly you feel about it.",
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          "text": "Lastly and for what it's worth, I want to say to everybody out there, that I DONT WANT TO SEE RULES IMPOSED ON THIS NEWSGROUP. I'm not a net-cop. I only want to come up with guidelines on what is a proper post in this newsgroup. If we actually do come up with some guidelines/FAQ, I will post it periodically.",
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          "ref": "1998 December 22, David A. Roth, “[rec.music.makers.trumpet] Trumpet - FAQ”, in rec.answers (Usenet):",
          "text": "People are posting about them because they have an interest in them and it is bad manners to become a self-appointed net-cop in an effort to control the flow of information in the newsgroups regardless of how strongly you feel about it.",
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