Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: net.sources going to the dogs! Message-ID: <661@opus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 21:15:09 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.661 Posted: Wed Aug 1 21:15:09 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 03:09:39 EDT References: <649@pyuxqq.UUCP> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 17 >What's happening to net.sources??? >The newsgroup that is suppesed to be for posting source code is being >used for anything people feel like! There are wanted newsgroups for source >requests. They do not belong in net.sources. Neither do product >announcements, help requests, etc. Something should be done about this! Sure - great idea! And if you look at the parent article (649@pyuxqq), you'll see that it was posted to both net.flame AND net.general. Come on now; if you're going to post a complaint about people abusing newsgroups, at least obey netiquette to the point that you don't abuse newsgroups in your complaint! (1) DON'T flame in net.general; that's not what it's for. (2) NEVER include net.general in a multiple-group posting. If people understood the conventions themselves as well as they expect everyone else to do, problems would be few and far between. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Keep your day job 'til your night job pays.