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From: prem@eagle.UUCP (Swami Devanbu)
Newsgroups: net.general,net.singles,net.jokes,net.cooks,net.flame
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Retransmission - Whoa !!
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 10:34:31 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 12 10:34:31 1985
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> > > 
> > >                  MATHEMATICS AND HUMOR by John Allen Paulos
> > >                  University of Chicago Press, 1980, $12.95.
> > >                       A book review by Mark R. Leeper
> > 

> > Nice idea, Mark. Ceratinly, the thing that makes a lot of jokes funny 
> > (all jokes ?) is that they highlight some meaning or element of life
> > in a way that is unusual, and (usually) debunks some socially

> This is true, but..


This is a general suggestion to all users of the net to use discretion
in transmission and re-transmission and re-re-retransmission of the same
articles. It would seem that just the relevant lines could be quoted,
for maximum effect.

In one particularly egregious case, 2 entire follow up articles, including
the original were retransmitted. The resulting waste of communication and
computation resources is staggering. 

The net has been made available on a free and open basis, thanks to the
good offices of various site managers. It would behoove us to use its 
resources sparingly.

Prem Devanbu
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AT&T Bell Labs

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