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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Long Articles Revisited
Message-ID: <399@pyuxa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Dec-83 09:49:24 EST
Article-I.D.: pyuxa.399
Posted: Thu Dec  1 09:49:24 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 3-Dec-83 01:25:23 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Piscataway
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Since there have been several mail messages concerning my personal
opinion about people who don't read long articles, I will post this
to flame in reply.

To begin, the original article requested that everyone keep their
articles to below 25 lines.  The requestee seemed to be saying that
he/she couldn't be bothered to read more than 25 lines, no matter
what the subject.  I have, over the years, dealt with quite a few
persons who have had this attitude.  Upon questioning, I find out that
they normally do not read a newspaper, watch news or special events
on tv, or generally know what in the heck is going on in the world
around them.  I find this very curious.  I don't mean just a few
people, I mean quite a few.  Perhaps they are the better for it,
who knows.  However, to condense the world into 25 lines or less
seems a bit much.  

Sure, I get bored with some of the ramblings seen on the net (even
my own).  However, my terminal has a break key on it that works 
quite well whenever I find myself noding.  I too make use of the
'n' key when I run across subjects such as one might find in
net.audio.resistors.330_to_420_ohm.  For those of you who felt that
I was lumping everyone into the 25 lines or less category, my
apologies.  But, there are those out there who still seem to think
it is an imposition on them to have to read something once in awhile.
Sad indeed are these souls for having to miss such an opportunity
for the free exchange of ideas.  They even miss some of the better
jokes on net.jokes.