jbk@rabbit.UUCP (Joseph B Kruskal) (08/03/84)
The netnews system can only be effective if the newsgroups are used for their proper purpose, and not diluted by extraneous items. I think the recent spoof letter (from "Ronald Reagan" to "Hinkley") is a flagrant violation of this principle, as well violating other customs. Let's leave the jokes on net.jokes, and restrict each newsgroup to its appropriate purpose.