mcb@k.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Browne) (10/22/85)
I would like to suggest the creation of a new newsgroup -- net.bizarre. This newsgroup would be used to discuss strange food, strange street signs, strange animals (and animal simulations), large prime numbers, Jenny the operator at Time-Life books, and other "strange postings and reports of odd occurrences". I apologize for cross-posting to net.flame and net.misc, but it is clear that the people who would be most interested in net.bizarre don't read net.news.group. If they did, net.bizarre wouldn't have been deleted in the first place. -- UUCP: ..!seismo!k.cs.cmu.edu!mcb ARPA: mcb@k.cs.cmu.edu "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
edward@ukecc.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) (10/23/85)
In article <615@k.cs.cmu.edu>, mcb@k.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Browne) writes: > I would like to suggest the creation of a new newsgroup -- net.bizarre. > This newsgroup would be used to discuss strange food, strange street signs, > strange animals (and animal simulations), large prime numbers, Jenny the > operator at Time-Life books, and other "strange postings and reports of odd > occurrences". > Somebody please tell me that this guy is joking. Pretty poor humor if you ask me. (I know you didn't so I'll give you my opinion anyway.) Perhaps he should have posted to net.jokes ;-) -- Edward C. Bennett UUCP: ihnp4!cbosgd!ukma!ukecc!edward /* A charter member of the Scooter bunch */ "Goodnight M.A."
roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (10/23/85)
> I would like to suggest the creation of a new newsgroup -- net.bizarre. > UUCP: ..!seismo!k.cs.cmu.edu!mcb ARPA: mcb@k.cs.cmu.edu Quite aside from any arguments about whether the stuff posted to net.bizarre in the past was really bizarre or not, I am dead set against it returning. It encourages the idea that the net is a plaything, to be used as a source of entertainment with no regard for who pays the bills. This goes for net.jokes and net.flame as well. Entertainment and humor are good things, but we should not presume to think that our employers are willing to pay for it. -- Roy Smith <allegra!phri!roy> System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
acw@sigvme.UUCP (Art Willis) (10/26/85)
Subject: Re: New (?) Newsgroup Request - net.bizarre Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.flame,net.misc Distribution: net Summary: Creation of new news group References: <615@k.cs.cmu.edu> In article <615@k.cs.cmu.edu>, mcb@k.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Browne) writes: > I would like to suggest the creation of a new newsgroup -- net.bizarre. > This newsgroup would be used to discuss strange food, strange street signs, > strange animals (and animal simulations), large prime numbers, Jenny the > operator at Time-Life books, and other "strange postings and reports of odd > occurrences". > I also vote for the creation of such a news group. Since, however, "The net cops" seem to require a demonstrated volume of postings as part of the creation requirements, I propose that we conduct our discussions in net.misc (since, by their very nature, the discussions tend to be very misc.) until such time as we achieve the required critical mass. Art Willis philabs!prls!sigvme!acw or ucbvax!amdcad!sigvme!acw
ins_akaa@jhunix.UUCP (Kenneth Adam Arromdee) (10/28/85)
One more vote to create this "new" group...
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UUCP: ...{decvax,ihnp4,allegra}!seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!aplcen!jhunix!ins_akaarich@aoa.UUCP (Rich Snow) (11/18/85)
Expires:12/1/85 >> I would like to suggest the creation of a new newsgroup -- net.bizarre. >> >I also vote for the creation of such a news group. Since, however, >discussions in net.misc (since, by their very nature, the discussions >critical mass. > It must be a new form of PERPETUAL MOTION machine! DO they have street names in Tallahasee?? -rich