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From: dveditz@dbase.A-T.COM (Dan Veditz)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: sci.philosophy.objectivism
Summary: Use your KILL file
Keywords: Objectivism, Rand, newsgroup, philosophy
Message-ID: <378@dbase.A-T.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 90 19:30:52 GMT
References: <13004@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: dveditz@dbase.UUCP (Dan Veditz)
Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale, Calif.
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greg@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Gregory Nowak) writes:
>Mr. [whoever] began posting to sci.philosopy.tech MONTHS ago. He
>was informed that his postings were inappropriate there by several
>people who were around for the newsgroup's creation, and knew that it
>was for discussion of "technical applications of philosophy to
>science". (Eg, metalogic, formal languages) It was suggested that
>objectivist discussions, being philosophical, and not otherwise having
>their own newsgroup, belonged in talk.philosophy.misc, or the
>objectivist mailing lists. 

Yes, they should go in a .misc group, but until they do you have two
choices:  

1) put the objectivists in your KILL file.  The group, for you, becomes
   much quieter.

2) Flame the objectivists in email until they leave.  Flaming them with
   postings will put YOU in people's KILL files.


-Dan                                              |  uunet!ashtate!dveditz
Vote NO on moderated 'talk' groups.               |  dveditz@ashtate.A-T.com