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From: hougen@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU (Dean Hougen)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: Results of sci.aquaria vote
Message-ID: <17049@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU>
Date: 17 Nov 89 00:43:58 GMT
References: <2903@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> <528@panix.UUCP> <36510@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: hougen@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Dean Hougen)
Organization: CSci Dept., University of Minnesota, Mpls.
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In article <36510@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>Of course, the thought that "he who pays the bills calls the shot" went over
>like a lead baloon with those who like getting USENET services for free...
>Chuq Von Rospach   <+>    Editor,OtherRealms    <+>   Member SFWA/ASFA

Chuq, listen up.  People will regularly contribute to a system if they feel 
that the system is in some way theirs.  Not soley theirs, but a sort of joint
property that they can have some say in.  Take away their right (priv.) to
participate in the decisions of USENET and the users will go.  Not all of them,
but a good number.  What some people seem to be forgetting, is that those who
pay the bills may do so out of greedy self-interest, but many of the users
participate because they feel the system is for them.  They honestly feel that
USENET is for the USER.  And they will leave if you tell them differently.

Take away my right to vote, and I will take away my contributions.
(You won't miss me Chuq?  I won't miss you.)

Dean Hougen
--
"Lets lynch the landlord.  Lets lynch the landlord.  Lets lynch the landlord-
man."  - DK