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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg "Bucket" Woods)
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: Re: Poetry and directions.
Message-ID: <1022@hao.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 16:26:44 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 25 16:26:44 1984
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   Expressing novel thoughts is not the sole criteria for a newsgroup's 
existence on USENET. If it were, we might as well nuke everything! :-)
It provides a forum for expressing opinions as well as rational argument.
I also disagree that discussing suicide directly is the only raison d'etre
for net.suicide. There have been lots of discussions of related topics,
such as psychology or (particluarly) depression. In fact, a couple of weeks 
ago, my girlfriend dumped me and I was very depressed about it for a few days.
During that time, I posted an article here just saying that I was very
depressed and wanted some sympathy, etc. from the net. The response to that
article was overwhelming. I would like to take this opportunity to thank
all those who responded. I got over 35 messages. And one new very close
friend. In actual fact, I think it was one of the most beneficial (for me)
uses of the net I have ever made. I got lots more support from the folks
in this group than from my friends here (most of whom thought I should
never have been with this woman in the first place, but that's another issue).
  For the record, I feel much better now, and the incredible outpouring of
support from the folks in this newsgroup is one big reason for it, especially
the above-mentioned one in particular. Thanks one and all (pun intended :-)

  In conclusion, my reply to you is, if you don't like it, unsubscribe. At
least one person finds a very legitimate and helpful use for this group.
Thanks again, folks.

--Greg
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