Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (Gordon A. Moffett) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: net.mensa, continued Message-ID: <574@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 24-Nov-84 16:57:01 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.574 Posted: Sat Nov 24 16:57:01 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Nov-84 04:05:00 EST References: <146@ttidcc.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 36 Jerry Hollombe > > What would be the content of this news group? > > This is hard to predict, since Mensans will discourse on just about > anything at the drop of a hat. (Maybe a high-IQ version of net.misc? (-: ) > From experience I'd say there will certainly be flames from people who > resent Mensa's existence for one reason or another (most common complaint: > "it's an elitist organization"). These will naturally be responded to. > This might eventually lead to discussions on the nature of intelligence, > intelligence testing, and what "IQ" really means. The subject of elitism > also has interesting aspects. A frequent complaint from members (and non- > members, for that matter) is that no practical use is ever made of all that > supposed brain power. Net.mensa might at least provide a venue where > mensans from all over the world could come together for such a purpose > (with appropriate kibitzing from everyone else) on an on-going basis. > > Apart from the above, I'd expect some gossip, reports on events that most > members would be unable to attend, inquiries as to how/where to get > membership information, postings of new special interest groups, and > general encouragement of potential members to become members. Why can't net.sci, net.social, net.misc and even net.flame be used for these purposes? I see no reason that Mensans should be given their own newsgroup just because they are Mensans. I also question the "use ... of all that supposed brain power" that net.mensa is supposed to facilitate. Is there something wrong with using brain power in ``mixed company''? Why ISN'T this an elitist news group, anyway? -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!gam 37 22'50" N / 122 59'12" W [ This is just me talking. ]