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From: johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
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Subject: Re: (Darrin R. Woods)
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Date: 20 Dec 90 01:01:02 GMT
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In article <4088@merk.UUCP>, leb@merk.UUCP (Larry Bakst) writes...
>In article <1990Dec18.153322.3549@convex.com> woods@convex.com (Darrin Woods)
>writes:
>> (more advice about Mac IIfx SIMMS from our leader)
                                              ^^^^^^
I would have phrased it, from a frequent "contributor".

>and from a previous post:
>>... apoligies.  Not being heavy into EE I made a mistake. ...
> 
>Look, after making some of the most embarrassing posts I've seen in this 
>group, your right back at it giving advice. If your "not heavy into EE" then
>why do you continue to give advice in a hardware group? Unless your sure
>of your facts it might be better to exercise a bit of caution, control,
>and restraint.

Whoa!  *Embarrassing* posts!  Shall we tie him up and drag him behind a
pickup truck, or is hanging good enough?   For my USENET reading dollar,
(read:  valuable time) frequent contributions from an engineer who admits 
that he is "not heavy into EE" kinda beats reading vapor-postings from 
"experts".  

Correct me if I am off-base here, but one of the most important and
valuable features of 'netnews' electronic publishing is that one 
does not have to be an expert to make an important contribution.
It helps to check the facts, think clearly, and do a bit of editing,
but I see nothing wrong with posting "part of the answer", or with
admitting that one isn't an expert.  I can think of now other forum
in which a topic can be proposed on Monday, fought over bitterly on
Tuesday, and be adequately resolved by week's end.

I wish that the publishing in my own field could be so rapid and
free of egotism!   < I'm in materials engineering, anybody want to
start a new newsgroup? >

For those who insist on accuracy in every single posting, I recommend
that you try to take your netnews with an electronic 'grain of salt'.

-- Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)
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