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From: preston@fortune.UUCP (Carol Preston)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Including lengthy articles, multiple postings...
Message-ID: <5024@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 17:33:40 EST
Article-I.D.: fortune.5024
Posted: Tue Feb 19 17:33:40 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 20-Feb-85 04:18:57 EST
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Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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No matter what one does to stop these practices, it just ain't gonna
work.  It's the lazy people who are doing it.  We have to figure a way
to get around these lazy people.  (Maybe a lazy people's court?).  It's
just like the mail command.  You send out a note :

          To:everybody,metoo
          Subject: Out to lunch

          Tomorrow we are going to El Rio Stinko's for lunch.  RSVP.


There's always someone who just hits the 'r' key.  Then everybody gets
the message.

	To:everybody
	Subject: Re: Out to Lunch.

	I can't go.  I have a doctor's appointment to correct my gas
	problem.

	Stinky.

So we have to help these lazy people. This is my plan.  We change 'news' (and 
various flavors) to allow a 'no followup' option on postings.  Then everybody 
submits 2 postings.  The first one can be as lengthy as you want and go to
wherever you want.  You put the no followup option on it.  Then you write 
another article.  It just contains a summary of what you said, and then you
can have the "Newsgroups" line only contain those groups that you think fit
for followups.  Maybe even submit more than 2.  Extract the part about Mormons 
to only go to net.religion.  And the rest to go to net.rec.wood.  

Hey, I got another idea!  Maybe an option to disallow particular people to 
followup!  What?  Then if Gary says he isn't going to respond to any more
articles by Rich, Rich can help him.  (Now, I don't mean to insinuate that
Gary is lazy).

Hmmmmm.... Now we have to come up with a way to disallow summarizing.  I
don't want anybody to be able to say :

In article <666@fortune.UUCP> preston writes:
>Here I was, minding my own business when this stupid guy 
>walks up to me while I am reading "How to Hack your Way to 
>a Million Dollars."  He says "Have you ever used a computer?
>Boy was he dumb!

and change it to :

In article <666@fortune.UUCP> preston writes:
> ... I ...
>                   ... am ...
>...
>        ...dumb!


Now we kant hav peepull thinkin that, huh?

How about an infamous USENET poll.

1. Are you lazy?
	a) Yes
	b) No
	c) No Response
	d) >...
	   >...(121 lines...including header info)
	   >...
	   Never.

2. Do you dislike multiple postings?
	a) Yes
	b) No
	c) You mean there are other groups besides net.flame?
	d) No.  I like reading about pornography in net.wobegon

3. Would you be willing to work on news to fix this?
	a) Yes, please send me all the source.
	b) No, nobody has the time.
	c) Why? News is perfect.


Naturally, don't post the results.  It will spoil it for those who want
to guess the answers themselves.

-- 
Carol Preston
{hpda, ihnp4, allegra, ucbvax!dual}!fortune!preston
(415) 594-2891
Fortune Systems, 101 Twin Dolphin Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA 94065