rcd@opus.UUCP (09/12/84)
When I think of all of the work that goes into making the net function as it does--particularly the people like Mark, Adam, Chuq and several others who put in a LOT of time, it really burns me to see something as stupid and obnoxious as the following preface to an article in net.general: > NOTE: This was posted in net.politics 1 week ago, and many asked > that it also be posted to net.general. Any and all flames from self- > appointed net administrators will be ignored. - trb The gist of it, then, is that because some people (who don't understand the use of net.general) asked this fellow to mis-post an article, he not only did so but felt obliged to thumb his nose at the rest of the net. And of course, it was nothing like an "important and timely announcement of interest to all"--instead, it was a call for discussion on a primarily political topic. (For the record, it's: > From: trb@drutx.UUCP (BuckleyTR) >... Tom Buckley > AT&T Information Systems ) Well, perhaps trb will ignore my flames, but I might like to think that some of the rest of the net won't--in particular, the site administrator (if there is one!) at AT&T ISL, Denver. Do you folks over there have someone who can take Mr. Buckley aside and explain to him that we don't give a damn how much his ego needs gratification? There IS some administrivia that will keep the net usable a little longer, and it's not really all that much if each site will take a hand in it. I'm used to people being obnoxious on the net, but I'm not used to them being quite so proud of it. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Keep your day job 'til your night job pays.