Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!nelson From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: Introduction to REC.HUMOR.FUNNY -- Monthly Posting Message-ID: Date: 6 Feb 89 15:36:32 GMT References: <2712@looking.UUCP> <1449@papaya.bbn.com> <166@deltam.UUCP> <2002@qiclab.UUCP> Sender: news@sun.soe.clarkson.edu Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu Distribution: na Organization: Clarkson University, Postdam NY Lines: 20 In-reply-to: leonard@qiclab.UUCP's message of 5 Feb 89 23:08:56 GMT In article <166@deltam.UUCP> mark@tech.deltam.UUCP (mark galbraith) writes, in part: Judging from what Brad is saying in his posting, he is claiming to own the jokes he is sent to put on the net. Obviously this is untrue (as the poster goes on to say), but there is a part of r.h.f that is completely AND truely owned by Brad -- it's reputation. I have not seen anyone make that point yet. A moderator doesn't own a group, but he/she is largely responsible for its quality and hence its reputation. As we all know [so why am I repeating it :-)?], reputation is the only currency we have to spend on Usenet. And, of course, the richest Usenetter is dmr@alice.UUCP. :-) Probably followed by lwall@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov. Any other candidates for 50 richest Usenetters? :-) -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) "I saved the whales!" - Rebecca L. Nelson, 3.5 years old, on receiving her Christmas present of a whale "adoption" certificate. Bless her liberal heart.