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From: lori@hacgate.UUCP (Lori Barfield)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: Call For Discussion ; Rec.Kids
Message-ID: <6074@hacgate.UUCP>
Date: 13 Nov 89 17:50:48 GMT
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Reply-To: lori@hacgate.UUCP (Lori Barfield)
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Some people seem to be forgetting that *no one* needs permission
to contribute to UseNet.  A Call for Discussion is *not* a request
for permission--  it is a standard, required practice for the
(potential) creation of a new group.

Certain people have suggested practicing discrimination against this
particular group of people because they aren't interested in what those
people might say on their own net.  Or that it may encourage them
<gasp> to follow and contribute to other nets.  (God *forbid* we should
have even more teenagers out there expressing their opinions with
us *real* people.)

The same as anyone else, if Ben Feen follows the rules and gets
the votes, the group is created.  Discussion of whether one likes
the *type* of people who would contribute to that net is irrelevant.


...lori