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From: edc@altnet.UUCP (Eric D. Christensen)
Newsgroups: news.misc,news.groups,rec.humor
Subject: Re: New newsgroup requested:  mod.flame
Message-ID: <338@.altnet.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Jan-87 16:50:48 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 22 16:50:48 1987
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In article <639@briar.UUCP> rlw@briar.UUCP (Richard Wexelblat) writes:
>I hereby propose and offer to moderate a new group:
>
>		*************
>		* mod.flame *
>		*************
>
>The contents of this group will be restricted to unprovoked accusations, ad
>hominem (feminem, mechanism) attacks of any sort, blistering complaints against
>the unfairness of the world, the fairness of the world, your boss, your
>spouse, your advisor, your home room teacher, IBM, UNISYS*, etc.
>

Good Idea! I feel sort of stupid for supporting the talk.flame idea now!
I think that the net desperately needs a place to vent frustration. net.flame
get out of hand before, and I'm sure talk.flame would do the same without
some supervision. The only question is 'does everyone want to pay the cost
of supporting a public bitch list?'

Cheers-


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