NMBCU@CUNYVM (02/25/90)
The following article starts off slowly. An analogy of this article would
be a top that spins in reverse. This article presents a synopsis (sp?) of
the way we have been behaving (me included). It (except for the first half)
is meant to be humorous, yet at the same time it is sad. You will know what
I mean by that when you have finished reading it. It is not intended to hurt
any feelings. I hope it will be read with an open mind. And taken with a few
grains of salt, 3 alka seltzers, and a couple of Long Island Ice Teas. :)
Enjoy. Its in 2 parts.
Part 1. (Specifically addressed to D.S.)
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Yeah uh-huh, he championed the group alright, and in so doing ignored
the majorities wishes. While the spilt was about 65-35 (IMHO) for not having
a sci.aquaria group, the majority of people (including myself) were
against it NOT BECAUSE RICH SEXTON CALLED FOR THE VOTE, but because
we were UNHAPPY WITH THE NAME and the distribution reasoning.
I know I was there from the beginning.
I was the rec.aquaria champion who took the FIRST unofficial .aquaria
poll. Long before people like Bryce Nesbit and Jeff Daell (sp?), and Peter
Sivila (sp?) came along.
I, like Rich Sexton, am a reader and contributor to .aquaria (no I haven't
been a contributor and reader for as long as Rich has, but I'm a
participant of the group none the less).
For some reason I just felt the need to get this off my chest. Do some
archiving Dave. Cause it kinda went like this...
Part 2. (addressed to all of us)
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Rich S. : "Hi netter's, say I got an idea, lets create a new group
called sci.aquaria. Lets not discuss it though even though
we now will, cause like I'm gonna issue a vote for the group
even if you don't want it. Although I'm not really gonna give
a darn about the results since win or lose I'm gonna issue a
create group message for it. But just to make sure I win I'll
ask Oleg and a few of my other friends on the net to lobby and
solicit yes votes from people from other newsgroups, of which
have nothing to do with science, aquariums, fishing in general,
pets, etc. But I'm gonna issue the two things "call for discussion"
and "call for votes" just so that you guys and gals won't complain
that I never did and thereby took an illegal vote. Okay?"
Enter lots of people:
"no no no you can't do that thats not right blah blah blah"
"Oh yes it is"
"Oh no it isn't"
"Oh yes it is because blah blah blah"
"Oh no it isn't because blah blah blah"
"Listen why don't you just ^%@#&^#*$(@%&"
"Oh yeah well your mother wears...and besides &#^$&^#$&%&"
"^%^@&*&@*^#&^!!!"
"*^#&%#^%&$%^$%@^%^#&^^%#^^*#&*!!!!!!!"
and more stuff like that there...
Enter Bryce Nesbit:
"Okay here's my official call for votes for rec.aquaria"
Re-enter Nelson B. and Oleg K. (slighty dazed and thoroughly confused):
"Huh what where who huh. What are YOU doing!?
"Calling for a vote."
"What no discussion...thats illegal and 2 wrongs don't make a right"
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"YES IT DOES!!!!!"
"NO IT DOESN'T!!!"
"%#$%^#%#^%#&^"
"&^&$^$^&&$^$&^&"
Enter everyone else:
"TASTE GREAT!"
"LESS FILLING!"
:)
but I digress...
Enter someone from somewhere who issues two create group messages:
"There there, let UNCLE BUCK take care of everything"
"But uncle Buck everything is illegal"
"No its not!"
"Yes it is!"
Re-enter everyone else:
"Taste great"
"Less filling"
Re-enter everyone cause like we can't follow nutin, cause everyones
doing followups to one or two of the groups but not all three and
re-enter everyone who wants to know why everything gets posted everywhere:
"We gotta do something"
"No we don't and its all his fault"
"Yes we do and no it isn't"
"No we don't and yes it is"
"&^%&$^&$^&^&"
"$^&$%$&%&$%&$%^&"
"Tastes Great!"
"Less Filling!"
Re-enter some people yet again (me included):
"Okay, enough with the arguing already, lets just:
"do something constructive""
"No we won't"
"Yes we will"
"No we WONT!"
"Yes you WILL!"
"No we won't"
"&$^&$^&^&$^$"
"#$#$@$@$@$@$"
Enter a few remarks by Dave Sill (enter Various Topics a reply).
Re-enter Peter S. and Jeff D.:
"No your wrong"
"No you are"
"No you are"
.
.
.
Re-enter Nelson B. with this little ditty entitled:
"AQUARIA. A STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY".
I wonder if we all submitted ourselves for psych treatment, if we'd get
cured? ... ... ... NAH. :)
Or maybe if we all never logged on again we'd be happier.
"Oh no we wouldn't"
"Oh yes we would"
and on and on and on and on and on ........... :)
"To a happier and healthier net, cheers." :)
Nelson Broat