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From: trudel@topaz.ARPA (Jonathan D.)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Does anyone know nettiquette?
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Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 19:11:23 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 14 19:11:23 1985
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>I honestly cannot believe the number of postings to 42 different groups that
>state nothing more than "I just heard on the radio that Coca-Cola is going
>to start making the old stuff again.".

>Geez, we all listen to the radio, or watch TV, or read the paper!  What
>an incredible waste of resources to re-inform everyone of this!

>But just for those posters, Hey, Guess What?

>Lincoln's been shot!
>The Germans have surrendered!
>And did you hear, they're talking about sending a man to the moon!


Hey, guess what?

NASA is planning to launch a fleet of re-usable spacecraft, I think they're
going to be called space shovels or something.  I think that there's a need
for a new newsgroup about them, because net.gemini and net.apollo don't
really seem appropriate.  What do you think, netlanders?  Do you think NASA
can do it (what with the recent Skylab fiasco and all)?

YES, I too am annoyed that people on the net do not think before posting.
How many of you netlanders read the rules of nettiquitte re-posted every month
to net.general?  I read them EVERY time they are posted, just to remind myself
of what is supposed to be proper behavior on the net.  I'd like to suggest
that everyone do the same, just to remind themselves of their own
'mortality'.  I refer EVERYONE to the part about 'remember-the people on the
net are human' (I won't read any flames questioning the humanity of certain 
posters).  Sigh...  What ever happened to nice people on the net?  They seem
few and far between.  I bet nice people don't read net.flame (yes, I know
the implication).  

So, what will the net become?  Here's one idea:

"From everywhere, almost original, it's the Net Show, with your host-

Chuq Von Barris!!!!!!!"

It would include:
1) assorted wierdo net posters 
2) instead of a gong, Chuq would send a msg cancel
3) there'd be a net.comedian called The Unknown Hacker (Chuqi baby!  Chuqi
baby!)

Do you people want this to happen?  Utter chaos on the net, worse than what we
have now?  I for one don't want to see this.  Wise up, people!
-- 

					   Jonathan D. Trudel
					arpa:trudel@ru-blue.arpa
	 			uucp:{seismo,allegra,ihnp4}!topaz!trudel
		   	    "You can't fight in here, this is the WAR ROOM!"