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From: hallett@positron.uucp (Jeff Hallett x5163	)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Red Ryder 11.0 Announcement
Keywords: white knight
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Date: 26 Oct 89 16:51:09 GMT
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In article <2785@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt0818a@prism.gatech.EDU (Paul E. Robichaux) writes:
>The original posting was questionable. The net isn't the place for
>postings for commercial products. Maybe something along the lines of
>"White Knight (formerly RR) is coming out Oct. xx; email me for more
>details" would have been OK. The way you did it, though, is not really
>kosher.

BS - 99% pure, too.

Since  Red Ryder is  very widely  used  and  since  the posting wasn't
really  advertising  copy, IMO it  was very appropriate.  It passed on
information that a lot of us wanted.  

Personally, I think  it is moronic  that people  are complaining about
this thread.  Norm's message wasn't  propaganda - it stated what White
Knight's new features were and how to get it.  Simple.  If you want to
complain   about  this,  then complain about    Benzanson's Adobe Type
Manager postings too (I wouldn't, but let's  be fair about it).  While
you are  at  it, scream at  the people who post  "X For Sale" messages
too; really that's what the classified newsgroups are for.

>
>So..let's move the CTB discussion to comp.sys.mac.programmer, the
>White Knight propaganda to email, and this whole discussion to inactive
>status.

Oh yes, let's all hail Paul Robichaux as the great Net God and all bow
and stop discussing  something just because he  doesn't like  it.  You
got a 'k' key and 'n' key just like all the rest of it.  Use 'em.

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	     Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering
      GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414, Milwaukee, WI  53201
	    (414) 548-5163 : EMAIL -  hallett@gemed.ge.com
     "Your logic was impeccable Captain. We are in grave danger."