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From: shebs@bcsaic.UUCP (stan shebs)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: What's net.women for, anyway?
Message-ID: <249@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 13:38:21 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 13:38:21 1985
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Summary: 

In article <962@druxo.UUCP> nap@druxo.UUCP (ParsonsNA) writes:
>
>So, the question, it seems to me, is "What is the common interest for which
>net.women exists?"  Is it supposed to be a forum for saying anything one
>wishes about women?  For slinging mud at those with whom we disagree?  For
>women to share experiences and encouragement?  Many of us think it should
>be the latter, with, perhaps an opportunity for others to "listen in" to
>what women are thinking, feeling, and doing.
>
>Nancy Parsons
>AT&T ISL

It was my understanding that net.women is for "women's issues", which is
of equal interest to both men and women.  Where else can men participate
in discussion of women's issues?  Where else can men observe other men
being sexist in such a blatant fashion (I've seen some real eye-openers
myself!)?  net.women.only was created as a place "for women to share
experiences and encouragement", which is why I supported it at the time.
Presumably the mailing list now serves that function.  As for "those
slinging mud", it's very easy to overflow file systems via mail in
/usr/spool, and there are more than a few men who deserve it...

						stan shebs