Re: I thought this was about gatherings

Edrid Gloucester (rnbo1@hotmail.com)
Fri, 31 Oct 1997 14:18:50 PST


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You who deign to appropriate the peoples space make me laugh!...HA!!!
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>>I wrote:
>>> If rainbow folk are interested in electro accupuncture, then
>>> they are free to *choose* to read the *other* newsgroup where
>>> it is discussed. If they *choose* not to read the other
>>> newsgroup, then that's a clear indication that tey are *not*
>>> interested in the subject, so you posting it here is of no good
>>> use.
>
>>Au contraire - I am *not* free to read the other newsgroups. My
access to
>>the net is limited as is my time to read or to participate in other
>>newsgroups,
>
> With due respect, then you need to get better 'net access.
> There's no reason others should have to suffer because you
> don't have better 'net access. I generally dispise "lowest
> common denominators."
>
>>Analogy: I have a television set. It has many channels on the dial -
all
>>bringing into my home different stations and programs. I can sit
there and
>>watch all of them during my free time or I can pick the one I wish to
watch.
>
> It's not as good an analogy since you can watch at most one
> channel at a time.
>
>>I wrote:
>>> I'm not responsible for you drawing an incorrect conclusion.
>>> The correct conclusion is the off-topic *posts* are not welcome
>>> in any newsgroup. That says nothing about the *people*.
>
>>To whom is that the *correct* conclusion?
>
> It's obvious. Would you *rather* I say that the *people* are
> not welcome here?
>
>>And I say that so-called off-topic posts are welcome to me. My
opinion
>>counts.
>
> See above re: 'net access.
>
>><snip>
>
>>> I freely admit that I am new to this newsgroup. However, my
>>> information is dead accurate for Usenet in general.
>
>>Perhaps your information is dead accurate for Usenet in general but
that is
>>not to say it is dead accurate for Rainbow chat. And chat we do.
>
> As I stated recetly in another follow-up, I now undstand the
> intent of AGR; however, I wanted to address your point about
> poor 'net access which, IMHO, is a poor justification for the
> present situation.
>
> - Paul
>

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