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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Sophie's Apology
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Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 11:58:55 EST
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From: arndt@squirt.DEC
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Sophie's Apology
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Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 16:27:52 EST
Organization: DEC Engineering Network

	But may I ask what you mean when you say ". . . the net as a whole . . ."
	made the decision to move to net.abortion?  First, from Sophie's message
	it appeared to me that it was an action SHE took on her own.  Second,
	what happened to me?  Am I a part of the net?  I never heard about any
	decision (I heard some requests) to move.  I would have been in favor
	of such a move if I had been asked.  The proof I offer is that I had
	already said (on record) that I didn't want to continue the subject.

As I said in my (private) note, the net as a whole has been through
the abortion debate N times already (where N is quite large).  The last
time or two, a consensus was reached that tne *next* time it came up, it
should probably be given a group of its own.  As best I can tell, you're new
to the net; hence, my comment on your lack of perspective.  But unless you're
new to society, your tone is not appropriate.

	"My apologies for your lack of perspective on the question,. . ."

	What the heck are you talking about?  Is it English?  Are you apologizing
	TO me FOR me?  What question?  Abortion or the move? 

I suggest you study rhetoric. -- and probably politeness.  If you're going to
quote a private letter of mine, I suggest that you include the entire text.