Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!amdahl!nsc!taux01!cjosta From: cjosta@taux01.UUCP (Jonathan Sweedler) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: You can Reply to the K-W Record article by electronic mail Keywords: administrivia Message-ID: <952@taux01.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 88 22:34:05 GMT References: <2421@looking.UUCP> <2422@looking.UUCP> Reply-To: cjosta@taux01.UUCP (Jonathan Sweedler) Organization: National Semiconductor (Israel) Ltd. Lines: 41 LETTER TO THE EDITOR c/o Ross Weichel To the Editor: I think the current situation of the rec.humor.funny newsgroup has come to a sad state of affairs. I have been reading this newsgroup for almost a year now, and I have enjoyed it very much. It is a shame that because a small minority of people have gotten upset at a FEW of the jokes, the entire newsgroup should be stopped (I haven't seen a joke in a couple of weeks) and Brad Templeton should be put through such needless harassment. I am Jewish and am currently living in Israel and to tell you the truth, when I read the joke that started this uproar, I didn't even bat an eye. The point of rec.humor.funny is to be funny. Sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn't. I respect people's opinions when they feel something is not funny, but they must remember that the jokes posted in this newsgroup are just that. Brad did apologize when he realized that the timing of the joke (posted near the anniversary of Kristalnacht) was not what it might have been. Those people who were offended should have accepted his apology. I think Brad has been very responsible during this whole ordeal. I also feel that the newspaper article that I read was rather mis-representative of the facts. I have been following the situation since the offending joke was posted and I feel that your article tends to highlight certain facts and ignore others (and get some wrong as well), thus adding to the mood of hysteria. Sincerely, Jonathan Sweedler National Semiconductor (Israel) POB 3007 Herzlia 46104 ISRAEL phone: +972-52-522217 -- Jonathan Sweedler === National Semiconductor Israel UUCP: ...!{amdahl,hplabs,decwrl}!nsc!taux01!cjosta Domain: cjosta@taux01.nsc.com