Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site oliveb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!oliven!oliveb!jerry From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: Removing net.flame Message-ID: <484@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 16:16:28 EDT Article-I.D.: oliveb.484 Posted: Mon Jul 1 16:16:28 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 20:07:52 EDT References: <3892@alice.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 33 Xref: watmath net.news:3554 net.news.group:3215 > It is in the interest of those who wish to see nutnews continue > as the nation's number one use of cpu and user cycles to formally, > and permanantly remove nut.flame from the list of newgroups supported > by nutnews. Any site who wishes, desipite this lack of support, > to continue carrying nut.flame may indeed do so, however, > those who feel that it is inappropriate and prejudicial to the > continued existance of the net may remove it and remain "USENET" > subscribers. > > I do not propose this measure lightly, as it will undoubtedly > lead to the slow but certain removal of many controversial newsgroups, > and possibly expose the net to charges of censorship, however, it is clear > that the time has come where responsible and informed system administrators > may feel that netnews is a threat to their own freedom and financial > wellbeing. > > (ihnp4/allegra)!alice!jj All this "responsibility" from someone who misuses the ORGANIZATION header: Organization: New Jersey State Farm for the Terminally Bewildered What news groups a site carries is between that site and it's neighbors. If the administration of a site feels that a group is inappropriate then cut it off and advise your neighbors that you are doing so. Don't tell the rest of the net what to do. Removing net.flame will not get rid of flames. It will just spread them arround in other groups and make it impossible for sites to selectively control them. Jerry Aguirre @ Olivetti ATC {hplabs|fortune|idi|ihnp4|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!jerry