The Man from UNCLE Purists

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

That's the name of a group of fans over on Yahoo.  First of all, if you are one of the 7 members of this group, I don't want to offend you by what I'm going to say here, but this is a little scary.  This is sort of like MFU Militia.  What, exactly, are the consequences of violating the following directive?

Group Description

Members believe that the original television series, The Man from UNCLE and the ACE Novels based on the series are the ONLY true and acceptable version. That ONLY the original cast can play in the original roles and that re-interpretation of such characters and the series itself in any other form is blasphamous and an insult to UNCLE fans, everywhere. Purists are the most devoted of all UNCLE fans for they hold true to the original series and ONLY the original series, without exception. If it was not seen in a episode or was not written in the original ACE Books...it is NOT The Man from UNCLE.

At the risk of being facetious, what is the penalty for not putting a period after every letter in UNCLE?
I guess what I really want to know is this: Is this a joke?