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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Mark Ethan Smith: For real?
Message-ID: <2050@kitty.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Sep-87 21:27:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: kitty.2050
Posted: Tue Sep 29 21:27:57 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Oct-87 05:15:04 EDT
References: <378d6016.b8ab@apollo.uucp> <5261@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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Summary: "Smith" should be identified and its computer accounts revoked

In article <5261@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>, genji@opal.berkeley.edu (Genji Schmeder) writes:
> >Is this Mark Ethan Smith for real, or an elaborate (and long-standing)
> 
> Mark Ethan Smith has not yet replied to my demand last week for either
> the names of the "woman hating" programmers working at UCB computer
> center or a retraction of his/her accusation. (Smith's account,
> era1987@violet, has been logged in several times since my message
> appeared in news.)  Smith also claimed that woman haters here have
> maliciously tampered with news software, another serious charge.
> 
> No society needs groundless attacks on anyone's character.

	No Usenet site should have anonymous users.  Usenet is not (or
SHOULD not) be conducted as a juvenile BBS.  Usenet feeds are propagated
in part by institutions using public funds.  Public funds should not be
used to propagate the whimsical, irresponsible ravings of a person who
uses fraud and deception in concealing their identity.  If "Smith" wishes
to engage in such anonymous activity,  let him/her/it confine postings
to privately owned BBS's - not Usenet.
	I view the presence of anonymous and deceptive posters as a cancer
which seriously undermines the quality and integrity of Usenet.  I call upon
any system administrator having "Smith" accounts to:

1.	Post to the Net any identifying information in their possession
	about "Smith".

2.	Revoke any accounts (such as "Smith's") which have pseudonyms.

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