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!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!qubix!ios!oliveb!hplabs!bragvax!david From: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) Newsgroups: net.news,net.flame Subject: Welcome to Usenet 1984 Message-ID: <229@bragvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 22-Oct-84 22:24:26 EDT Article-I.D.: bragvax.229 Posted: Mon Oct 22 22:24:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 24-Oct-84 08:15:56 EDT References: <157@dmcnh.UUCP> <2063@randvax.UUCP> <1622@nsc.UUCP> Reply-To: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) Organization: Brag Systems Inc., San Mateo, CA Lines: 28 Xref: sun net.news:2042 net.flame:6300 In article <1622@nsc.UUCP> chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Big Brother @ the Ministry of Bistromatics?) writes: >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, this is immoral and unfair! You seem to be confusing Usenet with real life... you are taking advantage of the natural paranoia of a bureaucracy to mess around with something more important than net.singles or even net.flame -- John Williams' job. Net problems should be solved on the net or left unsolved. Although thestuff was a bit much, I actually enjoyed several of Williams' postings because they were not boring -- even the "bicycle pump" was in this category. Could you post/mail the names and phone numbers of the powers you spoke to at DEC? I would like to tell them that I disagree strongly with your opinion, and that the "negative implications" of suppressing employees freedom of expression far exceed those of "bicycle pump" messages which are understood by all to be personal. (Personally, I prefer not to buy chips from an arguably fine and upstanding company which employs informers/stool pigeons/rat finks ! :-)) -- David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA (415) 342-3963 (...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)