Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbtopaz-1.8; site ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!newton2 From: newton2@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: CD sampling rates and Grumpy Observation Message-ID: <663@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 13:32:49 EST Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.663 Posted: Fri Jan 18 13:32:49 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 01:55:16 EST References: <232@decwrl.UUCP>, <650@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA>, <844@hound.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Calif., Berkeley CA USA Lines: 13 I'm afraid that I, in too many instances, fall into Dick's second category. On reflection (no Nyquistian pun intended) I'm afraid if my ill-considered outburst ("only authoritative, guaranteed 100% correct spoutings on Usenet, all others to be humble petitioners") were granted, we'd have lost what makes net such an appealing *social* forum (at least for me), one where anyone can pipe up and enjoy the resulting melee and no one need fear instantaneous authoritative get-to-the-back-of-the-class squelching. Not to mention the certainty that I'd be among the first to make an irretrievable fool of myself. Contritely (no longer grumpy) Doug Maisel