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From: jae@hou2g.UUCP (J.ELKINS)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: My Carpool Article
Message-ID: <427@hou2g.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 10:16:56 EST
Article-I.D.: hou2g.427
Posted: Mon Mar 18 10:16:56 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 19-Mar-85 04:36:43 EST
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Allright, flamers. What is it with you miserable children?
I had never posted an article before last week, and had
never abused the system intentionally. Once you find out
that you've erroneously posted something you can't
UNPOST it, so what was I to do? The article was two lines
long, so it wasn't as though I intended to wear everyone
down with some sob story about my personal life (like
some of the babies on this system do); I merely posted
to the wrong category! A moment later it was though I'd
begun WW3, with my terminal hurling firebombs at
me from everywhere! If people are to be encouraged to
make use of the net you cannot blast newcomers.
Personally, I was tempted to send a monstrous pile of
useless mail to each person who flamed me, if they didn't
include some constructive advice along with their
sarcasm. Some of these brats got TOO personal.
I do have the nerve to post this in net.general, but
it really would be inappropriate.