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From: bill@carpet.WLK.COM (Bill Kennedy)
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Subject: Re: Democracy at work: Big brother is watching
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Date: 15 Jun 88 19:41:50 GMT
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Spaf made himself quite clear, I can not comment on what he said other
than, as one individual, agree with him.  Coincidentally, I voted no
based on naming and changed it when the din started but was still in the
no column when the polls closed, so be it.

I would like to point out that there's more at stake here than just
comp.women.  The backbone is involved in a tussle which could result
in very real injury to the net.  The ihnp4 thing pales by comparison.
Two of our most important contributors are steadfast on opposite ends
of the issue.  There is no "right" "wrong" here, just a 100% pure
disagreement and if something isn't done the net *IS* going to get hurt.
We can't afford to disenfranchise (sp?) ourselves from them, nor to have
them do so from us.  I would suggest binding arbitration but someone
would think it flippant.

The backbone has provisions to handle this but it appears to not be
working.  If there are 35 of you who are being spectators, would you
please dive in and become participants?  It's not Rick's or Spaf's
opinion/ego at stake, it's the net and the non-backbones who *can't*
participate.  We did our part, we voted and the results are in.  Would
you please do your part and rule on this?  I can't conceive of Rick
or Spaf "refusing to play" if it didn't go their way, but apparently
it's not going anywhere.  I don't blame either one of them for lathering
up, if not over the issue, then over the inertia.  I would have emailed
them but I don't know who they are.
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Bill Kennedy  Internet:  bill@ssbn.WLK.COM
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