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From: gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: A serious dilemma for the net
Summary: It is a dilemma...
Message-ID: <370@limbic.UUCP>
Date: 21 Sep 88 00:43:33 GMT
References: <7106@gryphon.CTS.COM> <29839@bbn.COM>
Reply-To: gil@limbic.UUCP (Gil Kloepfer Jr.)
Organization: ICUS Software Systems, Islip, NY
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In article <29839@bbn.COM> you write:
|>  This is, at best, a bit difficult to arrange and certainly an untenable
|>  net.precedent.  You may object to "Inquisitor" handles, but point of fact
|>  no one knows _anything_ about anybodys name around the net.
|>  Bernie .. cosell@bbn.com

Its not really the handles they are objecting to, its the lack of
responsibility that these users are using when posting articles to the
net (the alt net in particular).  I have to back-up these folks on this
point -- I don't always agree with Richard & Oleg, but in this particular
case, I think they have struck a note with many of us.

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