Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ulysses.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!smb From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Sophie's Apology Message-ID: <795@ulysses.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 11:58:55 EST Article-I.D.: ulysses.795 Posted: Wed Mar 7 11:58:55 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Mar-84 07:47:49 EST References: <6068@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 29 From: arndt@squirt.DEC Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Sophie's Apology Message-ID: <6068@decwrl.UUCP> 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.