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From: learn@igloo.scum.com (Bill HMRP Vajk)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Caller ID: Is comp.dcom.telecom biased?
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Date: 8 Feb 91 15:12:26 GMT
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In article <1991Jan30.225646.23336@dbase.A-T.COM> Dan Veditz writes:

> Editorials from the Moderator are part of the culture in some groups, and 
> telecom is one of them.  

Is it supposed to be informative, or a culture? We're talking about a comp.
heirarchy group here. Last time such issues were discussed, the subheirarchy
comp.society was created. Is it perhaps time, based on experience, to relocate
this newsgroup?

> Making people out to be fools? I've not seen him do so to one of the 
> participants of the group (though he does hold strong opinions), but then 
> my interpretation of this incident differs from yours.  

There have been some important misstatements made by Patrick based on hearsay.
They ended up smearing further someone with legal problems. That's not easy to 
overlook.

The real problem is that personal conclusions seem to be of the National
Enquirer genre. They're sensationalistic in nature.

The folks I talk with agree that Patrick has done a wonderful job of running
the newsgroup. They agree, to a man, that the newsgroup/digest would be better 
served with far less commentary by Patrick. None of them has volunteered to 
take over, let alone sub for a day.

Bill Vajk