stevesu@azure.UUCP (Steve Summit) (12/17/83)
C'mon, give the guy a break! Put yourself in his position. How would you feel? Posting inappropriate articles to USENET is hardly a major crime. I'm far more bothered by all of the non-jokes and non-funny jokes in net.jokes than by one slightly inappropriate plea for help in net.wanted. I don't recall seeing Jason's name on the net before, so he may well be new. His request is only marginally more selfish than car ads, which appear all the time. Steve Summit tektronix!tekmdp!stevesu
cja@akgua.UUCP (c.j. aloisio [charles]) (12/19/83)
I agree with Steve Summit, the reaction to Jason's call for help was excessive to put it mildly. As a newcomer to the net, the reaction to Jason certainly did not encourage me to submit articles. Let's be a little supportive even if we do not want to send money. Charles Aloisio AT&T Bell Laboratories Atlanta akgua!cja
leiby@yeti.UUCP (Mike Leibensperger) (12/19/83)
Steve Summit: > His [Venner's] request is only marginally more selfish > than car ads, which appear all the time. However, the average net reader may actually want to buy a car, whereas he or she probably doesn't care to bail a total stranger out of jail (or pay his court fees, buy him dinner, etc.). I also question the implication that only "selfless" posts belong on the net. Read your Ayn Rand. Flame off. -- Mike Leibensperger, Massachusetts Computer Corporation ...!{ucbcad,tektronix,harpo,decvax}!masscomp!leiby
holmes@dalcs.UUCP (Ray Holmes) (12/29/83)
I can't recall seeing any car adds on the net.