werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (03/09/85)
friends, after having Unsubscribed to many groups a while back, some develop- ments got me interested into checking out what has been going on recently in some of the news-groups I used to "haunt" .... and I am appalled at what I found. the group "net.news" where some of the nicest net-people I have learned to respect can be found, has become a heckling and screaming arena not too far removed from net.flame. The verbosity and doublication of statements, the inclusion of lengthy references and personal mail-messages, posting to multiple groups, non-descriptive Subject-headers, arguments SUPPORTING commercial use of the net, .... all those things that are CERTAIN to bring the USENET-world crashing down around our ears ...... GOOD GRIEF !!!!! Maybe I am just showing the effect of 6-weeks news at one shot, but I really can't stand it - I'll Unsubscribe again for sure in the near future, after I wait out your reaction to my messages (which I prefer you send me by mail and I'll summarize) As I am really dissatisfied with missing some of the topics discussed here, and some of the well-thought out presentations (if lengthy - Chuq, I'm nauseated (-: how many hours does YOUR day have, anyway?? ), and I'd really like to stay up-to-date with developments (but can't see a chance in hell to do so under the present circumstances), may I humbly request that we (i.e. this group of famous net-heroes), give an example of how serious we are in trying to make the net survive a little longer ?? !! (pretty, please??) Ergo: mod.news, which should include an occasional brief summary of sub-groups, such as net.news.group Thanks for humouring a "2-day-sleepless, burnt-out fellow-netter" making extrodinary efforts to stay current in net-affairs, mostly over dial-ups.