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From: kevin@sun.uucp (Kevin Sheehan)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: man for net.women.*
Message-ID: <678@sun.uucp>
Date: Fri, 23-Mar-84 04:54:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 23 04:54:23 1984
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<just thinking.... (it happens sometimes)>

	I've seen some proposals to do away with net.women.only,
and some pretty abhorrent behavior by my gender on this net. I
even came out of my shell to flame at a master of this (before
a recent repentence).  I wondered why I felt strongly enough to
do this.
	First, it is because there are two unique forums here; the
first for a dialogue of things woman for both men and women, something
that is too much lacking in the "real" world.  Second, I dont consider
reading net.women.only spying, because I have heard the conversation
and ideas of men all my life far out of proportion to the ideas of
women.  It gives a chance for women AND men to find out what women
think, given no barriers.
	Women have a unique perspective on the world that I know. (no,
no sterotype of intuition)  I would hate to see this opportunity wasted
by the restriction and/or misuse of either.
	Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive,
able to quantum leap, it's communication!!
	Isn't it interesting that the word networking has taken
on a meaning in the world of non-electrons?

				l & h,
				kev