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From: cetron@utah-cs.UUCP (Edward J Cetron)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: Abuses of the net
Message-ID: <4097@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 17:21:35 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 15 17:21:35 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 16-Dec-86 22:01:26 EST
References: <21062@styx.UUCP> <678@uwmacc.UUCP> <16637@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: cetron@utah-cs.UUCP (Edward J Cetron)
Organization: Center for Engineering Design, Univ of Utah
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In article <16637@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> fair@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Erik E. Fair) writes:

>As I recently noted elsewhere, the USENET may be viewed as a highway
>system, and you all have mistaken the admins for the highway patrol.
>Wrong. We're the highway construction crew. There is *no* highway
>patrol. We only act when damage to the highway would result from our
>inaction (and even then, getting concerted action means convincing the
>entire crew that it would be a good thing to do!).

	hmm,,,,, highway construction crew....

no lets see, The Reagan administration has threatened the denial of highway
funds and or mandatory seat belt restrictions for states with excessive 
speeding and/or drinking ages which are "too" low...

hmmmmm, does the analogy convert????  Does this mean we must all type or post
a little slower???? or maybe we need to raise the posting age (say none of
those undergrad types)..... or maybe we should..........

-ed cetron		(with tongue in cheek re: the net, not so happy with
				the real reagan plan(s) )