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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Dr. Emmanuel Wu)
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Subject: Re: net.music.gdead (w/Rumor)
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Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 19:01:04 EST
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>>>What I also propose is that all of you deadheads should no longer withhold
>>>your traffic. Bury this forum if you can, maybe some of the people who oppose
>>>such change for no discernable reason will change their minds.
>>> dec-rhea!dec-katadn!bottom

>>[FLAME ON]
>>There.  That sounds like a reasoned, thinking person's way of settling the
>>issue.  It's apparent that at least some of the people supporting the
>>notion of a separate group seem to be stuck on some sort of childish notion
>>that having your "own" group offers your musical taste some sort of
>>"legitimacy" that it wouldn't have otherwise.  ("See, my group has its own
>>group.  Nyaah.")  As evidenced above. [ROSEN]

> Of course whether or not people have the wrong reason for wanting a newsgroup
> shouldn't prevent the creation assuming there is proper justification (the
> "right reason") for such a group...  [unmvax!cliff]

I still don't think we've seen that.  That doesn't seem to stop some people...

>>A warning:  "bury" the forum, and I'm sure it can be arranged that automatic
>>article posters can "bury" the dead group.  No pun intended.

> Not quite the first time that someone gets burned on a "bury" quote...
> Perhaps, and I can't speak for him, bottom was encouraging people
> like me, who have information that is of interest to deadheads and few
> others to go ahead and post it to net.music.  

I'd say advocating "burying the forum" is not equivalent requesting that
information be posted, which of course there's nothing wrong with.
-- 
Anything's possible, but only a few things actually happen.
					Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr