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From: bch@ecsvax.UUCP (Byron C. Howes)
Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group
Subject: Re: Fear and Loathing on the Clouds
Message-ID: <641@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 01:41:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 01:41:46 1985
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References: <614@h-sc1.UUCP> <1817@hao.UUCP> <326@pedsgd.UUCP> <10819@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: bch@ecsvax.UUCP (Byron C. Howes)
Organization: N C Educational Computing Service
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Summary: 

In article <10819@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> fair@ucbarpa.BERKELEY.EDU (Erik E. &) writes:
>Let's get something straight: while the USENET has been discussed at
>BOF meetings at the various USENIX Conferences, there has NEVER been an
>action taken on the network with out the usual procedure of building
>consensus on the network itself.

Horsepuckey, Eric!  I was around when mod.movies, mod.motss, mod.singles
and a few other mod.... groups were created (H*ll, I was moderator of
mod.movies.)  There wasn't any vote taken, no consensus gathered, etc.

How about net.announce, or net.announce.newusers?  Anyone remember a
consensus gathered on those?  Sorry, I don't buy it.  We're trying
to rewrite history to justify our own actions.
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                                              Byron Howes
					System Manager -- NCECS
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