Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gummo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!mcvax!ukc!vax135!floyd!harpo!gummo!ber From: ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) Newsgroups: mod.ber Subject: net.suicide Message-ID: <962@gummo.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 15:28:17 EST Article-I.D.: gummo.962 Posted: Fri Feb 3 15:28:17 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Feb-84 02:00:59 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany Lines: 35 Approved: ber@gummo.UUCP Summary of net.suicide Jan. 1, 1984 - Jan 31, 1984 by Chuck F. After several months of inactivity, net.suicide once again sprang to life as mr. mincemeat made a "bold" bid for control of the newsgroup. Historically, this newsgroup has always benefitted from authoritarian direction; both the quantity and quality of submissions increase discernably. However, experienced readers agree that mr. mincemeat lacks the charisma and steely discipline required for leadership. While comparisons with rabbit!bimmler inevitably surface, it is clear that Ms. Bimmler's ability to command respect (arising equally from admiration and fear) is sadly lacking on both counts in mr. mincemeat's indisputable makeup. In this context, mr. mincemeat's pathetic contributions can be seen as nothing more than, so to speak, misdirected spray, perhaps the result of some tragic physical deformity. Subscribers to the newsgroup trust that next time he will at least raise the lid. Other topics of importance in net.suicide included a few bits of gossippy history from Bob Lied, a request to jj to reactivate Bimmler's account on rabbit, and several exceedingly boring attempts at amateur psychoanalysis. Our close friend, Gene Spafford, submitted a long, impassioned, well-reasoned and cleverly written article that seemed to be about nothing in particular. Many suspect he is in cahoots with mincemeat. Well, that's it until next time. Remember, in net.suicide, no news is good news.