Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!hou2b!halle From: halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group,net.flame Subject: Re: Fear and Loathing on the Clouds Message-ID: <642@hou2b.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 08:55:47 EST Article-I.D.: hou2b.642 Posted: Wed Oct 30 08:55:47 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 02:23:53 EST References: <614@h-sc1.UUCP> <1817@hao.UUCP>, <1078@trwrdc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 13 Xref: watmath net.news:4192 net.news.group:4093 net.flame:12560 Please do not kill net.politics, net.religion, net.philosophy, net.abortion, or any other "soapbox" groups. They serve a very important purpose: keeping the net clear of junk so that others can read what they want without having to wade through the (insert favorite expletive). Without these groups, net.flame, net.misc, and others will be flooded even worse than they are now. And don't say, "Use the n key." Often the titles are misleading or incomplete. Besides, why waste the time reading the header when it should be unnecessary. Instead of removing the groups, why not make it impossible to cross-post from them. Thus something posted to net.politics, net.flame, and net.misc, e.g., will only go to net.politics.