Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.flame Subject: Re: Not Way-Out But Lovable Babbling Meaningless Drivel Message-ID: <917@opus.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 01:21:48 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.917 Posted: Fri Oct 26 01:21:48 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Oct-84 06:52:02 EDT References: <157@dmcnh.UUCP> <2063@randvax.UUCP> <1622@nsc.UUCP> Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 30 Xref: 4763 6225 > I brought John Williams to the attention of the powers that be at Dec, and > they have assured me that he will act in a gentlemanly and proper manner or > they will shove his bicycle pump down his throat (or something to that > affect). They were not aware of his postings and did not appreciate the > negative implications he was giving their fine and upstanding company. > > chuq Wait! What's going on here? I can buy the idea of bringing this guy's actions to the attention of someone who has a brain and cares...BUT I draw the line at implying that people posting to the net reflect, to any significant extent, on their respective organizations. It's FINE to bring peer pressure to bear on someone who's posting trash-- and John Williams' article certainly was that. Moreover, the site admin at the site of a problem poster is an excellent person to bring some meaningful pressure. But the basis for the pressure should be in terms of the social structure and the operation of the net. The minute we start saying and/or believing that people speak for their respective organizations, everybody's gonna have to have one of those idiot disclaimers at the bottom of the article. We'll be inviting company bureaucracy (in the "proper" companies) to scrutinize everything that gets posted--and if that happens, it won't take too long to shut down the "non- technical" groups, among which net.singles would surely be one of the first. I don't want any of that, nor do I want a bunch of folks thinking that when I say "(sex, drugs, rock&roll:-)" in a posting that I'm saying ANYthing about NBI policy or attitudes! -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it's been.