Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!cec2!sjw2264 From: sjw2264@cec1.wustl.edu (Stephen John Von Worley) Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal Subject: Re: Best METAL group an oxymoron Message-ID: <1990Jan16.204857.18042@cec1.wustl.edu> Date: 16 Jan 90 20:48:57 GMT References: <1990Jan11.065239.6785@agate.berkeley.edu> <33081@cci632.UUCP> <24759@gryphon.COM> <1990Jan16.005148.22985@agate.berkeley.edu> Sender: news@cec2 (USENET News System) Reply-To: sjw2264@cec2.UUCP (Stephen John Von Worley) Organization: Washington University, St. Louis, MO Lines: 41 In article <1990Jan16.005148.22985@agate.berkeley.edu> gsmith@garnet.berkeley.edu (Gene W. Smith) writes: >>What Mr. Smith has done is to create an air of distrust, not a >>good thing on any network or network bboard. > > This aint a bboard, this is the alt.net. It's about time you >grew up and learned the difference. > Think about it, Mr. Smith. If you really want to be picky, I suppose you might consider yourself correct. However, isn't the news really a form of the common bulletin board implemented across the network? >>PS - I have no time for elitists like this, we're all small >>potatoes in God's eyes. > > You should hear what God thinks of heavy metal sometime. And I suppose you have heard what "God" thinks about this? Are you his spokesperson? I'm beginning to believe you have serious mental deficiencies. What I really don't understand about you, Mr. Smith, is why you feel the need to lash out against a group of people who you do not know in the slightest. When you post your hatred and degradations here, you insult us all. That was most likely your intention, but once again, I wonder what would compel you to be so rude? Heavy metal is a legitimate form of music; unfortunately, some folks, such as Mr. Smith, seem to find it hard to respect the tastes of the other free-thinking people around them. I will admit, there is some rather poor metal out there, but the majority of the genre is of high quality. And, believe it or not, a large number of bands out there do sing about social issues and similar subject matter. Maybe someday, Mr. Smith, you will understand. Until then, I think we all pity you. -- _______________________________________________________________________________ Stephen Von Worley "Honesty is my only excuse." -- Metallica Internet: sjw2264@cec2.wustl.edu Ski the winter sun: Ski New Mexico!