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Used in Usenet groups belonging to the "alt.*" hierarchy. Specifically, members refer to themselves as "alties" when posting about a fellow member of a newsgroup. In the example below, the term "altie" indicates that "Mike" is a regular contributor on the alt.coffee group.
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