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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *HUG*)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Supercilious pedantry
Message-ID: <8JHT34w164w@mantis.co.uk>
Date: 31 May 91 15:15:18 GMT
References: <4294@polari.UUCP>
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
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kentfo@polari.UUCP (Kent Forschmiedt) writes:
> When I posted an article the other day, I inadvertently deleted the space
> (0x20) following the colon in the "Keywords:" header.  I received mail from
> somebody or other informing me that my article had beed rejected due do its
> failure thereby to adhere to the most high and correct standard.

Indeed. As is well known, all users memorize RFC822, RFC1036 and RFC1123
before posting, and can recite them backwards.

The fact that you were *foolish* enough to make a *mistake* sets you apart
from the regular readers of this newsgroup, who are all perfect and hence do
not require their software to cope with other people's errors (or even report
them.)

>                                                                           I
> do not want the fruit of my transgression to propogate and further pollute
> the pristine purity of the net.

Indeed. As is also firmly established, the purpose of the net is to save
time. Every article deleted betters the net.

Consider yourself lucky. In the next release of C News, all posters will be
required to attach electrodes to their nipples so that inews can administer a
short but painful corrective punishment.


mathew