Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!kaufman From: kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (kaufman ) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Can anyone find the hidden meaning i - (nf) Message-ID: <5741@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 22:26:25 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.5741 Posted: Sat Feb 18 22:26:25 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Feb-84 07:17:49 EST Lines: 31 #R:pyuxn:-46800:uiucdcs:36200101:000:1529 uiucdcs!kaufman Feb 18 15:46:00 1984 [because someone had to do it] Hats off to Rich Rosen for one of the funniest articles I've seen on the net in some time (yes, net.jokes included). Unfortunately, it fails to go beyond humor as it is lacking in a few areas. First of all, Rich's big mistake is in assuming that all arguments in net.flame follow the same template. If I recall, in the infamous tailgating/ speeding dispute, Messrs. Wheeler and Nguyen did not fill the roles of B and C, rather A and B (or was it D and G?) Also, once in a blue moon or two, we can actually get through a heated discussion and let it die down without anybody being called anything akin to a rectal orifice. Rich, you're stereotyping badly. Besides, how can one be sure that all arguments will come to their conclu- sion on a Thursday (in time for the arrival of the Vogons)? At this site, at least, there is a plentiful supply of towels. And yes, since it is 1984, I am waiting in FULL expectation of the netnews inquisition. To sum this all up, while I won't (yet) say that the theory that all net.flame discussions inevitably turn into childish name-calling is a pile of spam, I will say that it is full of flaws and ought to be more carefully exam- ined. Perhaps generalizing it a bit would help. Ken "Call Me B" Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman) PS: All you aspiring young Cs out there ready to pounce on my argument beware. Should you dare to, I will not hesitate in calling you a buffoon in the weeks to come! :-)