Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site hercules.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!teklds!hercules!franka From: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrian) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: satellite netnews costs Message-ID: <350@hercules.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 12:13:39 EST Article-I.D.: hercules.350 Posted: Mon Dec 17 12:13:39 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Dec-84 02:40:55 EST References: <466@vortex.UUCP> <564@voder.UUCP> Reply-To: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrian) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 35 Summary: In article <564@voder.UUCP> gbs@voder.UUCP (George Smith) writes: > > >Lauren: > Sincerely, calm down. Yes, there are lots of people in the world >who like to knock things. That is there nature. They are not malevolent >or assholes, they are just people with different points of view. You are >a public figure in the UNIX world who has accepted a leadership role and >must accept the responsibility of being big enough to take criticism. You >know when the criticism is invalid just as the rest of us do. But that >criticism will not hurt you or your efforts. I say, "Thank you!" and >hope you will continue. >George B. Smith >National Semiconductor >...!{ihnp4!nsc | decvax!decwrl!nsc | ucbvax}!voder!gbs Bullshit, George. The idiot who wrote the initial flame to Lauren is a malevolent asshole. Just because Lauren does a large amount of work which keeps the net going doesn't mean he has to accept the abuse of every bugfuck idiot who crawls out of the woodwork to snipe at him. The attitude of people like you who say, "Oh. Go ahead. I'm visible. Abuse me," is one of the things that keep this kind of abuse going. I say flame the bastard. Nuke him 'til he glows. The asshole's probably pissed off since he didn't think of it first and put HIS price tag on it. "Remember, wherever you happen to be -- you're already there" Frank Adrian ___ /- -\ \ - / uucp: {decvax,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!tektronix!teklds!franka CSnet: franka@tek ARPAnet: franka.tek@rand-relay