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From: mark@elsie.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Anarchy in (in)action, part 1: net.bio
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Date: Sun, 22-Jan-84 22:50:59 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 22 22:50:59 1984
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>>Proposed in early December, the (net.bio) newsgroup quickly received approval
>>from all of the following users:
>>
>>	aecom!yechiel        denelcor!neal        uokvax!rigney
>>	alice!alb            ecsvax!emigh         ut-sally!riddle
>>	cae780!chuqui        elsie!mark           utzoo!david
>>
>>Although this number might seem small, several of the users were from
>>sites where a significant amount of biological work was being done, and
>>indicated that such a newsgroup would interest numerous users at their
>>sites.  Other users pointed out several biological topics which had
>>come up in other newsgroups and which demonstrated widespread interest
>>in biology.  Perhaps most important, there were no negative votes; all
>>who mentioned the issue were for the newsgroup's creation.
>>
>> Nevertheless,  n o b o d y   c r e a t e d   i t .
>>
>>So, all you superusers out there:  where is net.bio?
>>

Well. I am a superuser, and I guess I could creat it. But... what do I have to
say? If I had anything to say would anybody care? When I first supported
net.bio I added a little postscript asking that trivia be kept out of the
new newsgroup. I immediately got a flame from Ms. Riddle saying, in part, "I
don't care about two-dimensional gel electrophoresis" and that it was not my
duty or responsibility what would go into it (I don't have a copy
of the reply; that's approximately what I remember and if I've misquoted you
please accept my apologies). Fair enough, and a good point. Do I really have
anything of burning importance to contribute to a net.bio? For now the
answer, I feel, is no. Hence, I have not and will not creat it.

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