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Subject: Re: ... (and some general opinions)
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Date: Thu, 23-Apr-87 12:32:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 23 12:32:00 1987
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/* Written  3:15 am  Apr 23, 1987 by webber@aramis.rutgers.edu */
>THE BASIC SOLUTION:
>The most natural solution would be that if the a site cannot expend
>more than a certain amount of resources toward supporting the net,
>then it should just support the net to the extent that it can and then
>cease for that day.
Well, they're doing something very similar:  they're supporting the net
to the extent they feel they can, in terms of giving preference to what
THEY want:  moderated groups first, and "high-content" groups last.
Ultimate anarchy.  It is not a requirement of Usenet that you read --
let alone believe -- the group listings posted by spaf@gatech, or the
group creation/deletion messages posted by rick@seismo.  Most people
and sites just find it in their best interests to do so.  If you have
a problem with this, then perhaps a discussion with your SysAdmin might
be worthwhile.

/* Written  2:39 am  Apr 23, 1987 by webber@aramis.rutgers.edu */
>Incidently, it is interesting that you didn't come up with an
>alternative source of uncensored opinion/dialogue on the scale of
>usenet...
What about GENie, CompuServe, etc:  uncensored, pay-as-you-go, with lots
of people there talking about lots of things.  It's silly to get all
misty-eyed because something's evolving away from what you like,
especially when more equitable alternatives available exist.
	/r$
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