Xref: utzoo soc.women:10181 soc.motss:3970 soc.men:3054 news.admin:1794 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!trudel From: trudel@topaz.rutgers.edu (Jonathan D.) Newsgroups: soc.women,soc.motss,soc.men,news.admin Subject: Re: Warning: Offensive to techies Message-ID: Date: 17 Mar 88 14:09:20 GMT References: <7614@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 27 In article <7614@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> era1987@violet.berkeley.edu writes: > power to enforce standards, are not willing to enforce any standards > in noise groups, or to permit technical status to a group involving > women or human rights. By default, a noise group contains noise. To expect anything else from them is pointless. If, however, you or anyone else, wish to form a moderated forum to discuss women's issues, you are welcome to propose such a group. The guidelines for creating a new group ARE available to all. I'm surprised that you, Mark, neglected to mention the feminist mailing list. Why not? You WERE an active member. It is run by a woman, so you shouldn't be fearful of censure by men. There you already have a place where women can post without fear of direct intimidation. Why not use it? > And there is no way to establish a group where women would not be > subjected to abuse, because the techies are so good at breakins, > forgeries, using pseudos and copying people's writing styles, > etc. Once again, I mention the mailing list. Heather is a great moderator. Heather is wonderful at keeping the abusive and nasty people at bay. Jon