Re: Enough already!

[Rich Jean <jean -at- PUBS05 -dot- SI -dot- COM>]

> I cannot express strongly enough how opposed I am to some administrator
> collecting and condensing the messages for this list. Despite a certain
> amount of drek, which is inherent in ANY human communication, this list
> has been invaluable, informative and interesting. I wouldn't want someone
> else deciding what I find invaluable, informative and interesting;
> particularly when some of what I find i,i,i are the attitudes and opinions
> of other people.

> I'm also pretty surprised by the complete lack of patience of some of the
> members here. Haven't you ever read Usenet news? We don't "waste" half the
> bandwith some whole groups do. It's an unfortunate aspect of free and open
> speech, particularly ungoverned mediums like this, that we sometimes hear
> things we don't like or aren't interested in. Oh well. I think a little
> free speech is worth the price of boredom.

> I hope you people don't consider this just an electronic professional
> journal, because as it's been pointed out before, it's not. This is a
 discussion
> group, much like a topic-oriented therapy group, and it will often take
> on the same round-table form. And if some of the contributing members waste
> some time discussing the correct spelling of the plural of data, then so be
> it; someone may actually need that information.

> Just because it looks like print, doesn't mean it isn't speech.

> -John Sanders-
> -GE/Schenectady-

   I agree with John, if you don't care to read all that appears, skip or scan
    and on to the next.............

    And thats my two bites, or was it bytes......

    -Richard Jean-
    -Smiths Industries-
    -Grand Rapids, MI-