Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gatech.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gatech!spaf From: spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: a new group??? (net.singles.js) Message-ID: <11702@gatech.UUCP> Date: Sat, 19-Jan-85 13:35:01 EST Article-I.D.: gatech.11702 Posted: Sat Jan 19 13:35:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 06:18:40 EST References: <139@ihdev.UUCP> Reply-To: spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) Organization: The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech Lines: 46 Ahem. As a quasi-official voice connected with the creation of new newsgroups, let me point out that starting a new newsgroup for Jeff Sargent is not something I support, nor is it warranted under the usual rules for starting a new newsgroup -- no one would subscribe to it, except (perhaps) Jeff himself. I think that the majority of (posted) opinion seems to be that the readers of net.singles are rather tired of seeing all of Jeff's postings to the net. Fine. But let us not suggest any formal censoring of Jeff. In the past, he has had some valuable things to say, and he has started some very interesting discussions. If you are tired of seeing Jeff's postings, don't read them. Use "rn" to automatically junk anything he posts. Most importantly, stop replying to him by posting news -- I think he keeps posting because he gets people responding, even if negatively (and thus proving his belief that he is an incredible failure). We've had other such displays here. The way to respond to people whose postings habitually annoy you is to send them a note every time they post something annoying. Don't keep responding in the news. If Jeff starts receiving 50 or 100 or 500 pieces of mail telling him to quit whining and go relate to real people instead of the terminal, maybe his machine will be so busy processing mail that he won't be able to post. And maybe he'll get the point. I don't want to censor Jeff, nor do I think we should attempt to censor anyone. Even the most annoying have something for some of us to learn, if they present it sincerely. I think we've heard all of Jeff's presentations too many times already, however, and it might be wise if we all stopped giving him the same answers and responses. If no one posted replies to his postings, would Jeff continue to post? Of course, we could always take up a collection to hire some poor Purdue undergrads to break Jeff's fingers. If he couldn't type for a few months, it might force him to break his dependence on the net and cause him to go out and form other, more rewarding, relationships with real people. Whatever. A new newsgroup is not the way to go, though. -- Gene "7 months and counting" Spafford The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 CSNet: Spaf @ GATech ARPA: Spaf%GATech.CSNet @ CSNet-Relay.ARPA uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,hplabs,ihnp4,linus,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!spaf