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From: eric@parallel.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: My first flame
Message-ID: <236@parallel.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Jul-84 17:36:28 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 20 17:36:28 1984
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I shall not flame.
I shall NOT flame.
I shall NOT FLAME.
I shall NOT FLAME!

Oh, jeeez, I'm going to flame!

----FLAME ON----
   Why is it that in every newsgroup, there is a self-appointed committee
   of cronies who INSIST on flaming people who commit the most minor
   infraction of what these cronies perceive are the 'rules' of the
   newsgroup?

   My favorite of these is the "your topic is not appropriate for
   this newsgroup".  On the rare occasion where this might be true
   (something to the effect of a complaint about the lack of 
   donut stands posted in net.lang.ada, for instance. :-)  ),
   there are nice ways to tell people things.  I don't believe
   people intentionally offend here.  Don't take offense.  Be 
   patient to new or uninformed people.

   This is a philosophy that I first picked up on when coming on to
   the net about a month ago.

   We're all here because we enjoy it. (I think)

   Also remember that net.general isn't what it used to be and probably
   never was.  :-)
--- FLAME OFF ----

			I thank you for your time.
			eric