danw@oliven.UUCP (danw) (11/30/84)
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What the he** is net.general for anyway?
One would think it is for items of general interest,
(as the author sees it anyway.) Obviously there is always a
special interest group, available to develop a given idea
in detail. Net.general can be viewed as being like the
Readers Digest.
Don't you believe it, any attempt to use net.general
that way results in a flood of hate mail from pedantic closet
nit-pickers, (you know- the kind of people who undress in the
closet with the lights turned off).
As an experiment , anyone who successfully posts to,
net.general with out receiving notices from the pedantic emotional
eight year olds, Please repost , with the added note that the subject
has passed the self appointed censors.
Please excuse the flame like tone used above, it was written directly
after receiving mail from 5 or 6 nerds in a 2 day period. I feel
better now.
danw
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Which brings me to a related subject:
The net is a new and experimental form of communication,
with the promise (as with all 3'rd wave things) of remaking the
world into a better place.
This is only possible if the rational members succeed in keeping
the destructive members in check.
We have net.flame for those who get greater pleasure out of
attacking the speaker than attacking the speakers ideas.
So as to not only criticize without including a constructive
proposal. Here is my suggestion:
We form a moderated group net.flake
Anyone who is so inclined , can send in a vote, the name
of anyone who (in their opinion) is being disruptive, or uncivilized.
It is also possible to send in a vote of confidence, if you feel
a name appears on the list unjustly ( prevent the very people we
are worried about from slandering others )
Then we write a filter, anyone who wishes to do so can add
the name(s) of anyone they wish to their own filter file. The disruptive
person will then seem to disappear forever. (no mail , or submissions from,
that person will ever appear on your screen again)
Comments anyone?
danw
(yes i know there is a group,
to be used to propose
the establishing of new
groups!)