Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!rick From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.religion Subject: Re: Proposal for net.religion subgroups Message-ID: <428@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 14:12:15 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.428 Posted: Sun Oct 28 14:12:15 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Oct-84 01:31:22 EST References: <187@hocsj.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@maccunix.UUCP (Rick Keir) Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 30 Xref: godot net.news.group:768 net.religion:1937 Xrefs: uwmacc net.news.group:332 net.religion:910Summary: In article <187@hocsj.UUCP> ecl@hocsj.UUCP writes: > >Reference: <>, <331@klipper.UUCP> > >> P.S.: Let's build net.religion.christian[.only], > >Needless to say, net etiquette would dictate *not* attempting to proselytize >in other religions' subgroups. (And needless to say, people would do it >anyway.) > Evelyn C. Leeper If it is needless to say, why did you say it? ( :-) ) As far as I know, net.motss and mod.motss are the only groups with a stated policy against such pro and con arguments (but only in relation to BEING gay; arguments within the topic are of gayness are ok). This is because most of those using that group want to discuss other topics free of "noise" articles and/or harassment, which is fine. Religion, on the other hand, is by its very nature a group where most of the discussion will range around who's right and who's not, because that is what people generally talk about when they "talk religion" in face-to-face communications. I can't see any way to cut out "proselytizing" articles and still have something resembling a religious discussion group, simply because it implies that only agreement is allowed in the discussion group. I read net.politics for the articles which I disagree with, not for those people who agree with me. -- "HELLO!?...Hi, Ma...no, I'm fine, Ma...look, I'm booking someone now..." Rick Keir -- MicroComputer Information Center, MACC 1210 West Dayton St/U Wisconsin Madison/Mad WI 53706 {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rick