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From: louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: the recent glut of Amiga-related posts
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Date: 8 May 91 14:17:50 GMT
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In article <1991May8.063518.5934@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>	You should learn a bit more about Usenet before you start
>flaming. Someone, i.e. ONE person, cross-posted to both
>newsgroups. Everyone else who replied to that post unknowing
>posted to both newsgroups. In fact, I didn't notice until you
>decided to post your flame. A flame was unnecessary. I have no
>desire to make your group as ridiculously crowded and uninformed
>as comp.sys.amiga.advocacy usually is. 8-)
>
>	ANY REPLIES TO THIS POST WILL GO TO BOTH NEWSGROUPS
>
>	The next time you post, check the line that says
>Newsgroups: and if there are two newsgroups in it remove the one
>you don't want to post to. It's that simple.
>	-- Ethan


Exactly.  The fact the one person originally cross-posted an article
to both newsgroups is no reason to legitimize everyone else not
editing the Newsgroups: header line to post their followups to the
appropriate newsgroups.

And I disagree, a FLAME is necessary.  While I used to own and Amiga,
and now I own a next, I really don't care to read any of this stuff in
the comp.sys.next newsgroups.  The volume is heavy enough, and
frankly, we're not interested in Amiga related stuff in the next
newsgroup.

Take it where it belongs.  Take responsibility for your postings to
ensure the end up in the correct newsgroups.  Ignorance is no excuse.
If people don't know how the software they use works, perhaps they
should learn.

louie