evan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (01/24/86)
I'm going to keep this short and sweet: Many netters watch Moonlighting. Those who do have already heard the Meta-Comments netters are reporting. Those who don't aren't interested. Meta-comments are a feature of that show; there are about 1 or 2 every time. Let's look in new and original places for them, and exclude (specifically) Moonlighting, B.C., and Bloom County. Please? -- NAME: Evan L. Marcus UUCP: ...vax135!petsd!pedsgd!pedsgo!evan USnail: CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (formerly Perkin-Elmer DSG) M/S 308, 106 Apple St., Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 MA BELL:(201) 758-7357 LIVE: "Hey, Evan" QUOTE: What is life? Life is one damned thing after another. - M. Twain.
ins_aset@jhunix.UUCP (Sue Trowbridge) (01/29/86)
> I'm going to keep this short and sweet: > > Many netters watch Moonlighting. Those who do have already heard the > Meta-Comments netters are reporting. Those who don't aren't interested. > Meta-comments are a feature of that show; there are about 1 or 2 every > time. Let's look in new and original places for them, and exclude > (specifically) Moonlighting, B.C., and Bloom County. > > Please? > -- > NAME: Evan L. Marcus Actually, the "meta-comments" in this net are what prompted me to watch the show in the first place, and I think it's a lot of fun. But if you really want meta-comments, try watching old Bob Hope movies! One of his films (can't remember the title) features a depressing ending where Bob meets a sad fate and has his head chopped off. All of a sudden, however, Bob announces that the depressing finale was the movie studio's idea and his own was much better; a happy ending follows. His "Road" movies are also packed with meta-comments. -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Sue Trowbridge "You've been laying eggs under my skin And now they're hatching out under my chin"
krantz@csd2.UUCP (Michaelntz) (01/29/86)
Hey Evan! You are one irritating guy. It's bad enough that you added to the "Stop doing this, America" rants on net.jokes with your "Thou Shalt Not Post Moonlighting Meta-Comments" proclamation, but now I get on net.TV???!!!??? and you find it appropriate to post the same comment HERE?!?! On net.tv, we shouldn't discuss metahumor, which many of us are fascinated by, about one of the best new tv programs of the year? F*CK TH*T SH*T, MAN!!!! Bug off! I am increasingly infuriated by arrogant net.users who seem to feel they have some right to impose their will on everyone else. Who cares if Evan Marcus doesn't like reading metahumor on Moonlighting? Why on Earth he can't just skip the posting is beyond me. Really. This is ridiculous. Incidently, I promise to post the HSB Contest results within 72 hours. - michael Krantz "Metacommentary or bust, and I never bust"
ins_adlk@jhunix.UUCP (Dr. Leonard McCoy) (01/29/86)
> I'm going to keep this short and sweet: > > Many netters watch Moonlighting. Those who do have already heard the > Meta-Comments netters are reporting. Those who don't aren't interested. > Meta-comments are a feature of that show; there are about 1 or 2 every > time. Let's look in new and original places for them, and exclude > (specifically) Moonlighting, B.C., and Bloom County. > Hey, I like the Meta-Comments discussion. Sometimes I miss a few and I can catch them on the net. Other times I simply don't believe that they actually said them and I need reassurance that I heard right:-) So just warm up your 'n' key. -- "Is there anyone on this ship who even REMOTELY resembles the Devil? --Darren Kadish
berry@tolerant.UUCP (David Berry) (01/31/86)
> I'm going to keep this short and sweet: > > Many netters watch Moonlighting. Those who do have already heard the > Meta-Comments netters are reporting. Those who don't aren't interested. Not necessarily true. I would like to watch the show but have other commitments on Tuesday nights. I for one enjoy most of the meta-humor postings, esp. those from Moonlighting. Perhaps they ought to have a subject of Moonlighting... so you can find them to use 'n' quicker. > Meta-comments are a feature of that show; there are about 1 or 2 every > time. Let's look in new and original places for them, and exclude > (specifically) Moonlighting, B.C., and Bloom County. > -- David W. Berry dwb@well.UUCP Delphi: dwb {ucbvax,pyramid,idsvax,bene,oliveb}!tolerant!berry I'm only here for the beer.
lmv@houxa.UUCP (L.VANDERBILT) (01/31/86)
Darren Kadish writes: >Hey, I like the Meta-Comments discussion. Sometimes I miss a few and >I can catch them on the net. Other times I simply don't believe that >they actually said them and I need reassurance that I heard right:-) >So just warm up your 'n' key. >-- When I read Evan's article suggesting no more meta-comments, I agreed with him 100%. I was even thinking about posting a similiar article, but he beat me to it. AT FIRST, the meta-comments discussion was interesting, now it is BORING!!! It has dwindled down to half the people on the net watching Moon- lighting and then running to work to see if they are the FIRST ONE to post the meta-comments. NO MORE COMMENTS PLEASE! Lynn houxm!houxa!lmv
don@umd5.UUCP (02/01/86)
No matter what the source, I like all of the meta-comments. So, keep posting
those meta-comments, from Moonlighting and any other source!!
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umcp-cs ::= mimsy.UMD.EDU | maryland.ARPA | umcp-cs.UUCPevan@pedsgo.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (02/03/86)
Organization : Concurrent Computer Corp. (a P-E subsidiary), Tinton Falls, NJ Keywords: In article <4040008@csd2.UUCP> krantz@csd2.UUCP (Michaelntz) writes: > > >Hey Evan! > >You are one irritating guy. It's bad enough that you added >to the "Stop doing this, America" rants on net.jokes with >your "Thou Shalt Not Post Moonlighting Meta-Comments" >proclamation, but now I get on net.TV???!!!??? and you >find it appropriate to post the same comment HERE?!?! On >net.tv, we shouldn't discuss metahumor, which many of us >are fascinated by, about one of the best new tv programs >of the year? F*CK TH*T SH*T, MAN!!!! Bug off! I didn't say it with the tone that Mr. Krantz is awarding me. I asked in what I thought was a nice tone, simply that there are lots of us who see Moonlighting every week (and also read BC and Bloom County), and do not care to see reports of dialog posted on the net the following morning. I thoroughly enjoy the show, tho I must admit that I am beginning to tire slightly of the meta-comments, mostly because I see them here again. As for using my 'n' key, I do (often, and I use the 'c' key even more!), but the comment line is usually a poor indication of what the article contains. > >I am increasingly infuriated by arrogant net.users who >seem to feel they have some right to impose their will >on everyone else. Who cares if Evan Marcus doesn't like >reading metahumor on Moonlighting? Why on Earth he can't >just skip the posting is beyond me. Really. This is >ridiculous. > >- michael Krantz > It's not just a matter of my ability or inability to skip a posting. It's more that this (large) set of comments contributes greatly to the S/N ratio. And seeing the same posting with the same comment multiple times is a great waste of money. When the meta-comment discussion started, I thought it was a great idea, but as with many of the net's great ideas, it has soured. I thought we were looking backwards for meta-humor, not forwards. The example provided today from a Crosby/Hope Road movie was a good one. We need more of THOSE! I mean, net.tv is (believe it or not) first in my .newsrc, and Moonlighting has a lot to do with that. I like to hear other peoples' opinions on it and other shows (like HSB or Cosby) a lot. But, if I want to hear examples of dialog, I will tune in. For those of you who miss the show and are unable to catch these (definitely) clever snippets of dialog, I'm sorry. Would you like us to post the entire show? Now THAT would be a good use of net.resources, wouldn't it? I am really surprised at some of the rather inflammatory comments that this (seemingly) innocent posting has generated. -- NAME: Evan L. Marcus UUCP: ...vax135!petsd!pedsgd!pedsgo!evan USnail: CONCURRENT Computer Corporation (formerly P-E DSG) M/S 308, 106 Apple St., Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 MA BELL:(201) 758-7357 DISCLAIMER: No, not me, uh-uh...I didn't write this. No sirree. QUOTE: A wop bop a lu lah a wop bam boom.
ibyf@ihlpa.UUCP (Scott) (02/03/86)
> When I read Evan's article suggesting no more meta-comments, I agreed with > him 100%. I was even thinking about posting a similiar article, but he beat > me to it. AT FIRST, the meta-comments discussion was interesting, now it is > BORING!!! It has dwindled down to half the people on the net watching Moon- > lighting and then running to work to see if they are the FIRST ONE to post > the meta-comments. NO MORE COMMENTS PLEASE! > > Lynn > houxm!houxa!lmv Look, every, repeat EVERY moonlighting meta-comments article is posted as such in the subject line. If you don't want to read it, hit the 'n' key instead of posting this useless drivel. I suppose you also write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper every time there's an article you don't want to read. What?? You don't???? Then quit bitching here! Addison ihnp4!ihlpa!ibyf My brother? I always thought of him as mom and dad's science project.
doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) (02/03/86)
My first and last words on this:
I don't mind these being posted, but I do mind 50 people all posting
the same thing. Can you Moonlighting freaks please get together and
have *one* spokesman who will post? Or at least decide on a standard
"Subject" line so that I can have "rn" skip all 50 postings a week?
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