Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bbncc5.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!bbncc5!sdyer From: sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Rosen, "bug off"! Message-ID: <244@bbncc5.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Jul-85 12:51:10 EDT Article-I.D.: bbncc5.244 Posted: Sun Jul 28 12:51:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Jul-85 08:50:20 EDT References: <164@vilya.UUCP> <658@cvl.UUCP> <39@unc.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, MA Lines: 23 Keywords: groundrules for newsgroups I agree with the sentiments expressed by Silberman, et. al.: n.r.j is not the place for people to question the underpinnings of Judaism or of religious belief in general. It seems perfectly appropriate to see discussion or even disagreement about matters, but only within a Jewish framework. This is amorphous enough to encompass a wide spectrum of opinion, but it seems to me that Rosen is quite clearly speaking outside of this framework. Not that his opinions are without value, but there are more appropriate newsgroups like net.religion. Incidentally, we had a similar problem in net.motss last year. Take a tip from those who have seen it before: be firm, redirect the postings, and finally, in the face of intransigence, simply ignore any further material from the offender. By refusing to take such postings seriously, the incentive to post is greatly reduced. By the way, I don't wish to have this seen as a personal attack on Rich Rosen. It is foremost an issue of civility and appropriateness of newsgroups. -- /Steve Dyer {decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!sdyer sdyer@bbnccv.ARPA