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From: george@sysvis
Newsgroups: net.sources
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <-714653@sysvis>
Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 16:01:00 EST
Article-I.D.: sysvis.-714653
Posted: Mon Jan  6 16:01:00 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 10-Jan-86 05:26:54 EST
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Nf-From: sysvis!george    Jan  6 15:01:00 1986


> The recent flood of {INSERT GROUP NAME HERE} with meta-discussion, flames,
> insults, and other inappropriate garble (anything but sources), partially
> caused by the lacking feature of the posting-software to prevent follow-ups
> to net.sources {??????}, leads me to request this.  Having to wade through
> several hundred articles is a good enough argument for me.
 
> Note that this is NOT censorship as such, as I don't mind all the bozo
> back-and-forth discussion/insult-fest in group net.news.group, which I
> have long since unsubscribed.  If someone cares to start a moderated
> group for that topic, I might consider finding time for it - not that ...

For all those who vehemently killed several groups on the network because 
{INSERT REASON} ... This then is the result:  1).  Excess baggage in improper 
forums which are the only reasonable place left to communicate a thought;
2).  Lack of a PROPER forum to state/discuss one's ideas/thoughts;  and 3).
The GROSS amount of communications (net.verbage) is NOT reduced by killing
groups.  Those who wish to express things merely look for the MOST APPROPRIATE 
PLACE to do so.  Hence, they are not stayed by the absence of a proper forum.
Any ideas, oh great network gurus, and mee-too's?  ihnp4!sys1!sysvis!george