Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site grendel.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!grendel!avolio From: avolio@grendel.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.stargate Subject: Re: STARGATE (READ THIS!) Message-ID: <415@grendel.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 23:34:23 EST Article-I.D.: grendel.415 Posted: Wed Jan 16 23:34:23 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 08:01:57 EST References: <504@vortex.UUCP> Organization: DEC ULTRIX Applications Center, MD Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.news:3006 net.news.stargate:46 Wow. What a way to end the day... I sure have mixed emotions about this. ON the one hand I can see that the fellow at hercules might be genuinely concerned about the future of the net. On the other hand the way he expressed himself sure made a case for news moderation -- 119 lines to a slew of news groups. Not even 119 *good* or *thoughtful* lines. (At the very least someone should wash out his mouth with soap.) It is clear that the poster doesn't consider net.news an "open" forum but I don't know where he's been the past few weeks. The issues he raises have all been kicked around enough by now. In any event, Lauren I can certainly sympathize with you and the rest of you who are working hard to make this net better. I'd hate to see one posting like this from a jerk put you off. (Anyone who advocates public spitting, hiding dog turds, disrupting USENIX meetings, and "flaming til they drop" I define as a "jerk." Call me intolerant...) But I don't think many will blame you if you pull out. -- Fred Avolio 301/731-4100 x4227 UUCP: {seismo,decvax}!grendel!avolio ARPA: grendel!avolio@seismo.ARPA