ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) (10/07/89)
N.B.: I added alt.config and removed alt.sys.sun from the newsgroups: line; this isn't particularly relevant to alt.sys.sun per se. On 1 Oct 89 21:57:45 GMT, jessea@dynasys.UUCP ( Sysadmin.) said: Jesse> It is hard to convey feelings over the net, so I'll say at the Jesse> beginning that I am not angry, upset, or anything else along those Jesse> lines. This will sound like I am. Jesse> Lately, I have been observing a disturbing trend on the net. It Jesse> seems that many of the quidelines set up to keep the net intact are Jesse> becoming violated with increasing frequency. Huge .sig files, Jesse> constant flame wars, extreme rudeness, etc. Everyone (correction - Jesse> a lot of people) are only interested in solely what they perceive to Jesse> be in their short-sighted interest. I can no longer sit back and Jesse> watch this extremely useful and fascinating and sometimes beautiful Jesse> thing get trashed. I'm with you so far. Jesse> Why two newsgroups about Sun systems? Ah, someone will doubtless Jesse> say the these are going to be about two aspects of Sun systems. So Jesse> what. Is there any reason that the one newsgroup will NOT suffice. Jesse> I don't think so. Even if there is, it doesn't belong in the alt Jesse> category. Why not just put it in the rec category, or perhaps soc? Jesse> Those areas have been created with specific purposes. True. As was alt--an area where anyone could create a group, "just like the good old days" (liberal smiley insertion here). Jesse> I know there is no governing body in usenet except its sysadmins. Jesse> So, unless someone can come up with a pretty good reason why I Jesse> should have two newsgroups about Sun systems, I will not permit Jesse> alt.sys.sun on my system or any systems that get a feed from me. Jesse> Rules are there for a purpose. They keep things from falling apart Jesse> and letting everyone do whatever they chose. Obey them. You're perfectly within the rules to do that--BECAUSE ALT.* HAS NO RULES! Y'see, you can't complain that alt.sys.sun got created "against the rules" because it doesn't have to follow the rules--it's in alt.all. Follow-ups to alt.config. Jesse> Jesse W. Asher -- Christopher Davis, BU SMG '90 <ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu> <smghy6c@buacca.bitnet> "Any quote short enough to be put in a .signature is too short to be any good."