Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ut-sally.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxi!houxm!ihnp4!ut-sally!jsq From: jsq@ut-sally.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: SF or Sci-Fi? Message-ID: <178@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Oct-83 14:02:46 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-sally.178 Posted: Thu Oct 13 14:02:46 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Oct-83 20:27:41 EDT References: <3029@tekecs.UUCP> <3051@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 7 One would think it would be sufficient to know that the skiffy term is pretty near unanimously denounced by sf writers and fans. Next time you're in NYC, go to Harlem and ask: "Why don't you niggers like to be called niggers?" -- John Quarterman, CS Dept., University of Texas, Austin, Texas {ihnp4,kpno,ctvax}!ut-sally!jsq, jsq@ut-sally.{ARPA,UUCP}