Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!actnyc!jsb
From: jsb@actnyc.UUCP (The Invisible Man)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Can something be done about 770K waste of time postings...
Message-ID: <884@actnyc.UUCP>
Date: 14 May 88 20:40:52 GMT
References: <1574@looking.UUCP> <22099@bu-cs.BU.EDU> <392@pan.UUCP> <859@actnyc.UUCP> <1317@its63b.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: jsb@actnyc.UUCP (The Invisible Man)
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In article <1317@its63b.ed.ac.uk> dougie@its63b.ed.ac.uk (Dougie Nisbet) writes:
)In article <859@actnyc.UUCP> jsb@actnyc.UUCP (The Invisible Man) writes:
)>In article <392@pan.UUCP> jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson) writes:
)>	[ much flaming deleted ]
)>)I like your mentioning of talk.bizarre, though - perhaps we should get the
)>)entire comp.binaries.* hierarchy aliased to talk.bizarre, which is not (thank
)>)God) carried in Europe, so we wouldn't have to pay for future lunacy like this.
)>
)>(This is too easy...) Where do you get off flaming a news group that you don't
)>even receive?  Is it the title that you find offensive?  Is it those unruly
)>Americans you don't like?  
)>
)
)It isn't always necessary to experience something to have an opinion about it.
)(Drugs, alcohol, prostitution, politics, arms, incest,  rape)
)
)Jamie's reaction is perhaps excessive, but understandable. The incredibly

Perhaps my reacion was excesive too.  Is it understandable?

)overwhelming impression I receive of American's not realising that their
)posting permiate all over the world is probably felt by many others.
)(No, I don't want to buy your concert tickets, or rent your apartment,
) its just a teeny bit out of the way ...)

Yes I'm aware of this stereotype of Americans.  They think everyone speaks
English too.

)
)I followed the recent arguments about talk.bizzare V comp.binaries.ibm.pc
)in news.admin, and feel that any group which feels its claim to fame is
)to get top of the traffic ratings is probably not wanted here. 
)

Groups don't have such aims.  Individuals do.  I'm an American and I've also
been known to post to talk.bizarre but I don't fit these sterotypes.  
Fortunately, I'm not the type of person who would draw the conclusion from
your and Jamie's postings that all Britishers see the world in stereotypes
but my tentative conclusion is that the 2 of you do.

)>The crux of your argument (if it may be termed an argument, the Abuse department
)>is down the hall to your right) seems to be that only those froups that you
)>personally find useful should be allowed to exist.  Perhaps there should only
)>be 1 froup titled net.Jamie (moderated by yourself? or perhaps by God, whom you
)>feel certain agrees with you; or perhaps you feel you *are* God?)
)>
)
)Well, this is big of you isn't it? Perhaps you feel that that this is
)a constructive response? Perhaps you feel that Abuse deserves Abuse?
)Gosh, how can I bear your biting sarcasm.
)
)>
)>-- 
)>		"When you awake, you will remember everything"
)>				jim (uunet!actnyc!jsb)
)
)Yes, very good, very moving, very deep. Right now I need aphorisms
)like I need holes in my heads HHGTTG

Perhaps you feel that this is a constructive response?  ...etc.
Gosh, how can I bear your biting sarcasm.

-- 
		"Notitiae gratia notitiarum"
				jim (uunet!actnyc!jsb)