Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU (10/06/90)
This is unnecessary and heated rhetoric, but what's the problem
with all these Minnesotans? Do they have some kind of inferiority
complex where they need to test the network every week to make
sure that their messages get past the limits of their state?
Folks, this network is funded by the US government. Remember --
the one that is shutting down this morning (10/6/90) because it's
out of money?
Most messages, even the sarcastic bitching ones, often serve
some kind of "educational" purpose. They force people to consider
other points of view and defend their positions.
Messages like "TEST" and "DID THIS MAKE IT TO xxxx?" serve no such
purpose. Assume that the network works. If you want to test
your local end at a university or other installation, then test
a message on a local newsgroup, not a global one. This newsgroup
already is one of the busiest.
And, let's not waste a lot of bandwidth arguing about the content
of this message. If you have something intelligent to say, then
please add it. If not, don't just publish your agreement (i.e.
copying this message and saying "Yeah, I agree" at the end).
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