lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) (11/30/84)
The time has come to realize that this network, and the money of the people who support it, isn't supposed to provide every service anyone might possibly want. Personal "services" are best kept local and non-public. I don't think it's reasonable for the entire network to be pressured into carrying such materials; it's just another nail in the coffin for the day that various administrators see how their money is being wasted and crack down on ALL netnews. If you insist on using computers for such things, feel free to start up a local BBS -- the whole world doesn't need to see and pay for this sort of material. I also feel that the "tell me if you want this group" polls are meaningless. Most responses to such polls will always be positive, since only the people who like the idea tend to take the time to respond -- the people who think the idea is stupid or a waste tend to just skip the message. And many people never see the polls at all (I didn't in this case.) If mod.personal(s) is created, I strongly urge sites to carefully consider whether this is really the sort of material you want to spend your netnews money on, and whether such topics are really suitable for nationwide and worldwide distribution. If we don't start showing *some* sense soon, it's all going to come down around us, sooner or later. --Lauren--
mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) (11/30/84)
I have to agree with Lauren on this one. If mod.personal is intended to like the "personals" section of the want ads (if not, it's named wrong, because that's what I think it's for) then Usenet is the wrong medium for such things. Usenet is a broadcast medium. Personal ads are intended to be read by one person. Electronic mail makes much more sense. If you don't know the person's email address, find it out using net.net-people. Mark Horton
moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (12/03/84)
Yo. I agree. No mod.personal.
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