galenr@iddic.UUCP (Galen Redfield) (11/12/85)
I hope this is not tattling, but we read today that Tektronix will no longer pass net.flame (not to our own machines, nor to others down the line, I believe). I suppose it was inevitable (nothing lasts forever). It is hard for me to believe that we actually *need* a newsgroup with worldwide coverage just for the purpose of letting off steam, but then again, there must be a bit of antidisestablishmentarianist in each of us (I've been waiting a long time to use that "word"). Many articles have been (and probably will continue to be) written for and against this type of action. Flames are safer when fragmented. It is said that a flame may be extinguished either by removing the heat, the fuel, or the oxygen. In this case, I believe it must be all three. Combustion is a source of pollution anyhow. Warm regards, Galen.
cjsgro@watrose.UUCP (Carlo Sgro) (11/14/85)
Just so everyone won't think that this is a isolated phenomenon, watmath recently announced that it was not carrying net.flame any more, either. Apparently, this attitude was shared by our feeds. Frankly, I won't miss it. I hardly feel that we needed a group to encourage antisocial behaviour. I think that this (more than the creation or destruction of newsgroups such as net.bizarre or net.internat) will be the *real* indicator of where the net is going. -- Carlo Sgro ...![ihnp4||decvax||allegra||clyde||utzoo]!watmath!watrose!cjsgro "ihnp4 Express: Overnight to the USA or you don't pay!"