credmond@watmath.UUCP (Chris Redmond) (06/27/85)
> > How about a new news group, net.music.rumor, for all you people who insist on > sending stuff to every news group in the known universe. Hear, hear. Does *anybody* in most of these newsgroups know, or care, what this exchange is all about? The arbitrary labelling of groups does mean that things have to be cross-posted sometimes. And arbitrary labelling is inevitable. But common sense might be applied once in a while. And I've heard a rumour that it's possible to *edit* the newsgroup line of a posting, to avoid sending something to (for example) net.singles or net.women which belongs in net.flame or net.micro. Maybe it's time for somebody to consider a regrouping of net.singles, net.women, net.women.only, net.social and net.politics into something else. For example: net.relationships, net.society, net.public-affairs, net.liberation and net.cosmetics. But that's just an idle suggestion, and it still wouldn't get rid of the random flamers. CAR
dsn@tove.UUCP (Dana S. Nau) (06/29/85)
>> >> How about a new news group, net.music.rumor, for all you people who insist on >> sending stuff to every news group in the known universe. It's too bad that the news software doesn't prohibit people from putting more than, say, two newsgroups on the "Newsgroups:" line! -- Dana S. Nau, Computer Science Dept., U. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 ARPA: dsn@maryland CSNet: dsn@umcp-cs UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!dsn Phone: (301) 454-7932
dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale) (06/30/85)
In article <255@tove.UUCP> dsn@tove.UUCP (Dana S. Nau) writes: > >It's too bad that the news software doesn't prohibit people from putting >more than, say, two newsgroups on the "Newsgroups:" line! Better yet would be to accept the article and then fail to forward it to any other machines! (no, I'm not serious, but I get really annoyed at such articles)
eli@cubsvax.UUCP (Eli Haddad) (07/02/85)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.women,net.social Subject:love Summary: Expires: References: <1079@princeton.UUCP> <4488@mit-eddie.UUCP> <675@lsuc.UUCP> <249@tove.UUCP> <15466@watmath.UUCP> <255@tove.UUCP> <> Sender: Reply-To: eli@cubsvax.UUCP (Eli Haddad) Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: Columbia Univ. Biolgy Dept., New York NY Keywords: I a student at Columbia age 20. I am looking for a woman around my age who still believes that love exists between a man and a woman. Most of the girls around here say that it is naive to think that two people can love oneanother. I say that is bull. So if you agree with me please write. If you disagree please explain your reasons. For those who agree maybe we can get together sometime?
weltyc@rpics.UUCP (Christopher A. Welty (weltyc@rpi)) (07/04/85)
>> >> How about a new news group, net.music.rumor, for all you people who insist on >> sending stuff to every news group in the known universe. > > Hear, hear. > > Does *anybody* in most of these newsgroups know, or care, what this > exchange is all about? I personally can't stand Kate Bush, and I don't care about her albums. Far be it from me to ban these fanatics from their right to express their opinions...but to send it to sixty thousand groups consisting of more people who don't know or care who the hell Kate Bush is than people who do, is a little ridiculous...but then, I guess I just fell into that trap, didn't I. ...uhhh....while I'm at it, anyone know when the next GENESIS album is supposed to come out?