Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 Brag 10-8-84; site bragvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!hao!hplabs!bragvax!david From: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: net.women.only Message-ID: <237@bragvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 03:30:45 EST Article-I.D.: bragvax.237 Posted: Tue Oct 30 03:30:45 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Nov-84 08:03:57 EST Distribution: net Organization: Brag Systems Inc., San Mateo, CA Lines: 38 This is Sunny Kirsten (sun!sunny) 's explanation of net.women.only: >The group is not a fraud. > >The group net.women is for discussion of subjects of interest to women. > >The group net.women.only was formed to allow some women some space to chat >without being dominated by the men, but again, the men intruded and >prevented any woman-space. [??] > >Therefore an underground mailing list was created for a moderated group >whose focal interest is feminist issues. A FEW men are included. > >net.women.only is the last vestige reminding us what assholes men are >with their itchy rmgroup fingers, and their dominant attitudes to control >everything! Back off! It still serves for women to request to be >included. Their replies are answered by mail, not by news. Get it? >Please go play in net.women, >and stay out of net.women.ONLY ONLY, get it? Geesh!! I get it, but is this a reasonable use for a news group? I think a "women-only-request" mailbox would be more appropriate. (Of course I would be happy to set up such a mailbox here at bragvax.) Why should articles like the following be shipped to Korea? Geesh!!, indeed! >Please add me to the mailing list too. >I'd like to be added, too.. >Please add me to the list too! >Add another one! But where's the list? >Please add me to the mailing list (if it does exist!). Thanks. >Please add me to this hidden list if it exists. I must >admit I was baffled by the lack of submissions to the >mailing list... -- David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA (415) 342-3963 (...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)