Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: Fear and Loathing on the Clouds Message-ID: <847@psivax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 10:43:07 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.847 Posted: Fri Nov 8 10:43:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Nov-85 06:45:46 EST References: <614@h-sc1.UUCP> <1817@hao.UUCP> <1078@trwrdc.UUCP> <642@hou2b.UUCP> <6122@utzoo.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 19 Xref: watmath net.news:4321 net.news.group:4452 In article <6122@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: > >This is a real problem, but it has to be faced. The junk has to be >stamped out, not just walled off into its own corner, because we can >no longer afford to transmit it. But I do not agree that it is *junk*. The material in the "soapbox" groups is admittedly not technical or work-related, but I find much of it to be a source of enjoyable social interactions and a way to challenge myself to *think* about various issues, not just take them for granted. These are useful functions. I would hate to see the net turned into a dry, purely technical forum, with no chance for challenging personal interactions. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa