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From: aipdc@castle.ed.ac.uk (Paul Crowley)
Newsgroups: news.admin,news.software.b
Subject: Re: Really funny jokes being missed
Message-ID: <10864@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 6 Jun 91 13:01:35 GMT
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In article <F4q3327w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *HUG*) writes:
>Do we *want* Usenet to be a system where users are *discouraged* from
>spending time on their postings?

It seems odd to try and defend the need for USENET _in_ USENET.  If
you're here, you surely see the need for reliably posted articles. 
Supposing a moderator got cut off in this manner?  Supposing the local
group guru were accidentally shut out (for example, der Mouse in
comp.windows.x).  Supposing that a discussion is going on that could
lead to an important improvement in a piece of software, or check the
onslaught of software patents, or some such?  The unique ability of news
to solve such problems would be seriously impaired.

Why do you think USENET is useful?  You can't have it both ways.
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