Xref: utzoo news.misc:1012 news.admin:1351 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!ukc!stc!datlog!dlhpedg!cl From: cl@dlhpedg.co.uk (Charles Lambert) Newsgroups: news.misc,news.admin Subject: Re: Awards of Arms and Usenet Message-ID: <320@dlhpedg.co.uk> Date: 1 Dec 87 13:19:15 GMT References: <7782@g.ms.uky.edu> Sender: news@dlhpedg.co.uk Reply-To: cl@.co.uk (Charles Lambert) Organization: FSG@Data Logic Ltd, Queens House, Greenhill Way, Harrow, London. Lines: 23 I applaud the suggestion that the people who glue this immense system together should be celebrated. Apart from giving them a well-earned pat on the back, ignorant users like me might learn how it's all kept together. At the moment, all I understand is that there's a big grey cloud out there, with things called ARPAnet and "mailing lists" and such, and that a few grey- beards with well-known names do "something" to coordinate it. If we were better aware of the workings we might all be more responsible contributors. How about "Man/woman of the Year" elections for various categories of service; e.g. moderating, software maintenance, coordination, site management. The winners names would be published on the net along with a short profile of how their jobs fit into the system and how they have distiguished themselves. It would probably be wisest if most of these elections were carried out amongst their peers, to avoid the landslide of trivia, irony and bitching that would result from open elections. [BTW: whatever happened to Chuq Rosberg?] ----------------------------- Charles Lambert; ukc!datlog!dlhpedg!cl