ncx@cheviot.uucp (Lindsay F. Marshall) (10/28/85)
In article <1726@gatech.CSNET> spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) writes: >[emphasis mine on the world "real" above] > >Hmm, who is demonstrating bigotry? So those of us in the US aren't >part of the real world. Right. > YES!!! Many (not all) people in the US dont live in the "real world" - very many sites dont have to pay bills (I know some do - someone keeps mentioning $100,000 phone bills - but why dont they just distribute the charges, that's what we do in the UK), time (or management) seems to be very different in the US given the amount of rubbish some people manage to push onto the net (this is NOT directed at you, Spaf) and there are other points as well, but if I make them people will call it "sour grapes" and that is not what I intend at all. I just want to see a more educated and responsible attitude from your regular usenet contributor, no more dinette sets, eh? (Yes, what is a dinette set? We dont have these in the real world either. :-) ) >Be careful using that word "bigot," especially if your problem is >simply one of not understanding or not agreeing with the other >fellow's opinion. > Bigotry n., blind or excessive zeal, esp. in religious matters. Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary 'Nuff said - nobody mentioned agreeing or understanding. BTW I agree with 99% of what Spaf says about the net, but I just think he overstepped the mark with net.internat (or whatever you want to call it.....) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lindsay F. Marshall, Computing Lab., U of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK ARPA : lindsay%cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk@ucl-cs.arpa JANET : lindsay@uk.ac.newcastle.cheviot UUCP : <UK>!ukc!cheviot!lindsay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------