Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!jordan From: jordan@ucbvax.ARPA (Jordan Hayes) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Abuse of the Net Message-ID: <8653@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sun, 30-Jun-85 23:06:42 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8653 Posted: Sun Jun 30 23:06:42 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jul-85 04:41:32 EDT References: <230@luke.UUCP> <1704@amdahl.UUCP> <313@azure.UUCP> Reply-To: jordan@ucbvax.UUCP (Jordan Hayes) Distribution: net Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 31 In article <313@azure.UUCP> chrisa@azure.UUCP (Chris Andersen) writes: >I have a suggestion that I think might go a long way tworads aleviating(sp?) >some of the problems rearing their ugly heads on the net. ... dribble about the evils of cross-posting... >Instead, make a copy of the posting, and send each one >to what you consider the appropriate newsgroups *SEPERATELY*!!! This way, >each group gets a crack at building (or tearing apart) a worthwhile (or not) >discussion concerning the subject *without disturbing other newsgroups*! > >The moral is: Never post to more then one newsgroup at a time. Well, I thought that was a "feature" of this software. Vnews seems to only let you see those messages once (if you are in mutiple groups), and also there is the Followup-to: line... Don't go and put mindless restrictions on normal users... let's just encourage socially responsible uses of the net. When I flame someone, I usually cross-post to net.flame and followup-to there as well, unless it is truely a flame that should continue in the discussion group. Then, those who subscribe to both groups who want to further the flame can do so... Hmmm... I wish I could followup-to net.twilight.zone or net./dev/null... this is getting a little boring... ------------ Jordan Hayes jordan@ucb-vax.BERKELEY.EDU UC Berkeley ucbvax!jordan +1 (415) 835-8767 37' 52.29" N 122' 15.41" W