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From: barrett@hpcnoe.UUCP
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Subject: Needless Disclaimers in Notes Flame
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Date: Wed, 27-Jun-84 04:25:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 27 04:25:00 1984
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Nf-From: hpcnoe!barrett    Jun 27 00:25:00 1984

I have a gripe about disclamers that people put on the  end  of  basenotes  and
responses.  A typical (ficticious) one might appear in net.nyborg as follows: 

    Dale Gywifique 

    The opinions expressed are entirely my own and not those  of  my  employer,
    widgets of america.  
    
Well, people; I can understand this if you happen to be working for  a  company
that  manufactures  nyborg,  but  as  EVERYONE  knows,  widgets have absolutely
NOTHING to do with nyborg.  There is no way that  someone  could  confuse  your
opinion in net.nyborg with those of its employer.  

As a more concrete example, I would not post such  a  disclaimer  in  net.auto,
since  my  employer, Hewlett-Packard, does not make cars.  On the other hand, I
would be very careful about responses to net.micro.hp.  

I consider needless disclaimers to be an affront to my  intellegence  (possibly
deserved)  and  a  sign  of sheer egotism on the part of the author.  I welcome
opinions on this matter; feel free to route constructive comments to: 

Dave Barrett hplabs!hp-dcd!barrett 

(No disclaimer here, since hp does not (intentionally) manufacture flames :-)