Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site pur-phy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:pur-phy!wayne From: wayne@pur-phy.UUCP (Wayne K. Schroll) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: this newsgroup Message-ID: <1801@pur-phy.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 17:55:04 EDT Article-I.D.: pur-phy.1801 Posted: Sat Jul 13 17:55:04 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Jul-85 09:05:29 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Purdue Univ. Physics Dept., IN Lines: 23 I read this newsgroup when I can't get a big enough laugh from net.jokes or net.flame, because of the total absurdity of the majority of the articles posted. It appears as if most of the posters are lost in a Niven-like fantasy universe where one may invent physical "facts" when knowledge falls short. We have people insisting on the existence of the ether, varying the speed of light, saying that quantum mechanics is still much in debate, arguing about what mass is, posing self-contradictory relativity questions, this list is almost endless. We have such great statements as "radio is like light but slowed down" and "gravity is grainy" (paraphrased). Where do people get this crap? I propose two solutions to this problem : 1) Abolish net.physics and create two new groups. Net.physics.true and net.physics.make-believe where articles would be posted to the approp- riate group. 2) Before you submit an article, READ ABOUT THE SUBJECT IN A PHYSICS BOOK. This will serve a two-fold purpose. It will reduce the idiocy in this group and the poster will run a far smaller chance of making a fool out of his/her self.