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From: jef@lbl-rtsg.arpa
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Benchmark wars.
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Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 05:05:05 EST
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From: jef@lbl-rtsg.arpa

Although I agree with your message 100%, you should realize that trying
to stop a discussion on Usenet is a lost cause.  There are a number of
reasons why Usenet discussions go on literally forever:

- random reception order of messages, encouraging confusion and
  duplication;

- long delays in message propagation to the entire net - a week is
  typical, two or three is not unheard of;

- relatively high probability of messages getting lost (I estimate
  around 20%) encouraging even more confusion; 

- large numbers of messages with no factual content - just speculation,
  guesswork, wishful thinking, "me too", etc.;

- a continually high proportion of novice users - because the network
  is continually expanding;

- large numbers of marginal people participating (remember that 90% of
  everything is shit - people included).

I don't know if there is anything we can do about this problem.  I've
been trying to fix it for eight years with negative success.  However,
note that I still use the network...
---
Jef