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From: wimp@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Jeff Haferman)
Newsgroups: net.music.gdead
Subject: Re: Rosen reply
Message-ID: <719@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 18:09:48 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 23 18:09:48 1985
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>> This is an apology for letting anger get the best of me. I guess
>> that this goes back to the formation of net.music.gdead, when
>> there were some nasty exchanges made. I just could not 
>> understand why there was apparent vehemence toward forming
>> the group (negative, that is) by net.music readers.

> Rosen had some quite good arguments against the formation of
> a Grateful Dead subgroup. He stated them. He has a rather acerbic
> manner that not everyone likes and sharp opinions that he states
> freely. You may disagree with them (I know I do, often) but that
> does NOT give you the right to insult him publicly (and make a royal
> jerk out of yourself in the process.

>> Rosen
>> was there stereotyping us as usual. I just don't know why
>> he feels it is his responsibility to comment on everything.

> One of the reasons USENET exists is to allow for people you have not
> met and may never meet to exchange opinions. If only sympathetic
> viewpoints responded to people's articles, it would, in my humble opinion,
> become pretty boring

>> I was wrong, he does have a right to speak his mind, yet
>> after reading months of color commentary I couldn't take it
>> anymore. Gdead news is a haven for some of us. I like to
>> read it every day and it makes me feel good (as I'm sure
>> it does for all deadheads). It is a place where I know
>> that I am communicating with good people who enjoy the same
>> things that I do. I was sure that opinionated busybodies
>> would have no desire to intrude. When I read rosen's
>> article I felt violated. I deal with enough discrimination
>> from cops who pull me over for the dead sticker on my
>> reasons car etc......

> Whatever this paragraph means, it is completely out of line.
> Are you advocating censorship of anything likely to disrupt
> the "haven" that exists only to "make you feel good"?
> Or are you unwilling to engage in serious debate with
> someone who disagrees with you?

> I hope this individual's repulsive attitude is not
> shared by other readers of this group.




C'mon guys... MELLOW OUT!   

-Jeff


"If a man among you has no sin upon his hand,
 Let him cast a stone at me for playin' in the band"