MISS026%ECNCDC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.EDU (GREENY) (04/24/87)
I tend to think that it is because the people on the Info-C list and Un*x related lists happen to be some of the most intelligent people on the nets and perhaps the world. When you say something they think about it, take a puff on their pipes, grab a piece of pizza.....munch on it a bit and then say...."Wait a sec....that cant be.....what about this...." and so it goes....another 50 page message gets posted to the list, causing more and more 50 page messages. Personally I think it's great....I have learned more in one year from the nets than I have learned in 5 or 6 years of classes and best of all ---> the nets are friendly AND fun.....and you cant find that in too many neighborhoods in the world.... Also it may have to do with the fact that Un*x people on these lists are the type who spend all night writing a program on one terminal while simultaneously (in the background? :-> ) eating a pizza....drinking a beer.....and playing rogue!!! (at least that's what I do....) 'nuf said..... bye for now but not for long..... Greeny Bitnet: MISS026@ECNCDC Internet: MISS026%ECNCDC.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU Disclaimer What? Who? Me? Nope.....not me....you *MUST* have the wrong guy!!
amos@instable.UUCP (Amos Shapir) (04/25/87)
In article <7100@brl-adm.ARPA> MISS026%ECNCDC.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.EDU (GREENY) writes: >I tend to think that it is because the people on the Info-C list and >Un*x related lists happen to be some of the most intelligent people on the >nets and perhaps the world. An interesting fact is re-dicovered in news.lists every month: except the '.source' groups, the largest volume is on groups like talk.religion, soc.singles and talk.politics. These groups also have the largest size of articles per poster, and lowest ratio of readers per poster. If you ever peek into them, make sure you have your asbestos suit on, as they contain a lot of flame. All this proves that there is no linear connection between the volume of the group and the average I.Q. of participants. Comp.lang.c is simply one of the most widely read groups (but I do agree to your statement about our intelligence :-) ). -- Amos Shapir National Semiconductor (Israel) 6 Maskit st. P.O.B. 3007, Herzlia 46104, Israel Tel. (972)52-522261 amos%nsta@nsc.com {hplabs,pyramid,sun,decwrl} 34.48'E 32.10'N