Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hound.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!hound!wjt From: wjt@hound.UUCP (Bill Taggart) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.stargate Subject: Re: STARGATE (READ THIS!) Message-ID: <850@hound.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 13:01:20 EST Article-I.D.: hound.850 Posted: Fri Jan 18 13:01:20 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jan-85 01:21:09 EST References: <504@vortex.UUCP>, <2999@allegra.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 37 Xref: watmath net.news:2986 net.news.stargate:30 Because of Frank Adrian's diatribe posted to too many newsgroups, I decided to resubscribe to net.news and read all the back articles on stargate that were still available. I don't want get into a debate about censorship and whether the moderation of all the newsitems forwarded through stargate constitutes censorship. However, I am very concerned about Mr. Adrian's suggestion that stargate should be stopped at all costs. I wonder what he will advocate if his harassment tactics fail. I hope that other usenet readers will not take his maniacal ravings seriously and realize that his latest posting is just a means of venting his frustration. Personally, I support the stargate experiment and hope that is does provide telecommunications cost savings. Although I am not familiar with exactly what type of mechanized (software) moderation is being proposed, I support anything that will clean up a lot of the shotgun postings and the propensity of too many individuals to provide verbatim quotes of 150 line articles when they only have 5 lines of comments. During the past five months that I have been on usenet I have found it to be an extremely useful source of information, both in my business and personal life. However, I have found it necessary to unsubscribe from an increasing number of groups because of the overwhelming amount of material. Unfortunately, most of that material is redundant. If something can be done to clean up the multiple postings and tendancy to over-quote than I will happily resubscribe to other news groups. I think those individuals who have spent countless hours in selfless support of usenet and stargate deserve our thanks and our support. -- Bill Taggart ...ihnp4!houxm!hound!wjt