Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!ima!inmet!mazur From: mazur@inmet.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: re serious proposals to abolish Message-ID: <1863@inmet.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 02:45:17 EST Article-I.D.: inmet.1863 Posted: Mon Jan 14 02:45:17 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 02:16:43 EST Lines: 47 Nf-ID: #R:hound:-80200:inmet:4000078:000:2157 Nf-From: inmet!mazur Jan 10 22:07:00 1985 >In my opinion, one of the big sources of trouble in our society is >the mentality that says: "I don't like it, therefore it should be >banned/abolished/destroyed etc.". If you don't LIKE net.general, >then don't READ net.general. I agree. If we didn't have net.general, the articles might get sent all over the world in net.net-people, or net.wanted or net.misc, or net.announce. But if the majority insist, why stop with net.general? There are certainly a few other newsgroups that are flagrantly abused by these users. Let's get rid of: 1) net.jokes - since some users just can't help posting non-jokes (and discussions of Dune) to this group. What idiots. 2) net.singles - since Jeff Sargeant (and too, too many tolerant people) continue to discuss religion even when constantly reminded to move to one of the net.religion(s). Dense, dense, dense. 3) net.women.only - since men just have to get their two cents in (always preceded by "gee, pardon me for posting to this newsgroup, but"). 4) net.flame - since some people don't know what a flame is, and treat net.flame like net.misc. You *!#%^ morons know who I'm talking about. 5) net.sources - since some people just *have* to post their "VMS rot13 program wanted" requests where the majority will see them. 6) net.misc - Can you figure out why people would post to a newsgroup named net.misc if they have net."distinct" on the distribution list? I mean, surely it's obvious that if it belongs in net."distinct", it doesn't belong in net.misc. Duh. You, yes you, can stop reading net.general. It's certainly serving as useful a purpose as net.rec.nude, or net.tv.soaps. But if it really bothers you, why don't you post a note, say once a month or so, that says "hey you bozos, you should be doing it this way". That way the Usenet community can be grateful that, in our lifetime, we won't have to see "Upper Oshkosh Class of 1965's 20th Reunion" in net.general. Like, if you didn't know, another cynical :-) from Beth Mazur {ihnp4,ima,harpo}!inmet!mazur "Hey, when did *you* stop reading net.general?"