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From: notes@pur-ee.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Aldon Hynes party in NYC - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 22-Nov-83 03:30:53 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 22 03:30:53 1983
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isrnix!akp    Nov 21 20:10:00 1983

What I object to is the fact that net bandwidth has been taken up all over
the country  for a purpose which could ONLY be of interest to people in
the NYC area. There is NO chance that this party could interest me, or
anyone else more than fifty miles (and that's being liberal) from NYC.
Sour grapes, nothing! I just don't think a national (excuse me, World-Wide)
network is the place for a localized invitation. I'm not a Scrooge:
If there's a conference or something which attracts people from all over
net-land to NYC (or anywhere else), and this guy is having a party during
that time, he can and should publicize it here -- it is of general interest,
because many people reading it will be in the area. But this party, from the
looks of it, is (was?) mainly for NYC-area people, and certainly of no special
interest to people nearer the Mississippi than the Atlantic.

							-- Allan Pratt
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