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From: varol@cwi.nl (Varol Akman)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: UUCP - USSR
Message-ID: <7458@boring.cwi.nl>
Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 06:12:35 EST
Article-I.D.: boring.7458
Posted: Wed Oct 28 06:12:35 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Oct-87 02:52:59 EST
References: <875@cod.NOSC.MIL> <8710280303.AA01116@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Organization: CWI, Amsterdam
Lines: 66
Keywords: Politeness
Summary: Mr Shein, slow down please  OR  Manners matter...

In article <8710280303.AA01116@bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs@BU-CS.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
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> [some material deleted; some offensive stuff follows]
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>Sure, some uncomfortable with their mono-maniacal view of the world
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>took the bait and began answering them. That's all part of their
>intention, to turn *any* conversation which has the letters "USSR" in
>it into a confrontational, frustrating free-for-all and make sure no
>progress is made on the original issue.
>
>I hope the members of this group see through what these fanatical
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>right-wingers are really up to.
>
>They are trying to shout down *any* conversation having to do with
>communication with the USSR. They can't stand the thought that others
>are even engaged in such a discussion, it makes them angry as hell.
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>Hypocrites.
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>
>I am seriously considering:
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>	a) Withdrawing info-futures from usenet distribution.
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>	b) Going to a digestified, edited format to restore order
>	and eliminate this tripe.
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>
>Of course, the radical right will claim "censorship" because in their
>small minds it is their *right* to reply with tons of their crap and
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>co-opt any conversation they're not comfortable with.
>
>Sorry losers, we're just trying to reduce the *boredom* level. Feel
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>free to start your own group.
>
>	-Barry Shein, Boston University

Mr Shein,

I've several questions to you:

1.  Who gives you the right to use such abusive language?

2.  Are you trying to impress someone?

3.  Who the hell are you to withdraw info-futures from usenet?

4.  Why don't you try to precisely identify whom you're trying to talk to
    instead of painting a large group of us as right-wing hypocrites?
    I was one of the people who objected against usenet connections
    to Russia.  I'm, to my best knowledge, not right-wing.  I'm not
    American either.

5.  Finally [not that I care about it but], I think you owe the readers
    of this group an apology.

Keep cool, pal!

Varol Akman, CWI, Amsterdam

What is an individual?  A very good question.  So good, in fact, that
we should not try to answer it.                          - DANA SCOTT