meo@stiatl.UUCP (Miles O'Neal) (06/17/89)
In article <3992@eos.UUCP> eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) writes: | You should be aware that the Usenet is being read in Japan. | It's readership is impressive and growing. I had this made clear to | me in recent meetings. Theirs is a culture which takes a much | different view to electronic mail and news than we do. You will not | see many postings because to express one's opinion means to carry | great weight (unlike here). So if you (general readership) care to insult | them, they will read it. You will just be ignored as a crank. 1) I *AM* aware that usenet is read in Japan. comp.windows.x regularly gets postings from Japan, as well as France, Britain, Australia, and other countries. 2) I responded to a request as to why the US ignores the Japanese TRON effort. I agreed/disagreed with the reasons mentioned, and gave some of my own. These were reasons pertaining to why the US does not seem interested, and the attitudes behind that. I am sure that the Japanese readership realizes this. 3) Disregarding talk.bizarre, I do not post lightly. Nor do I have much sympathy for those who do so in newsgroups such as this. 4) I am sure the Japanese readership is fairly aware of the US computer community's reactions and feelings, so I haven't let any big secrets slip. 5) Finally, as I pointed out, I *am* interested in TRON. SO, either you misunderstood me, or I misunderstood you. Either way, if there's more to say, let's use mail, or a relevant newsgroup. -Miles