Date: Wed, 11 Mar 92 11:38:55 PST
Subject: File 2--Readers Reply: "Bury Usenet" (CuD, #4.09)
From: Steve Elias <eli@CISCO.COM>

As the one who created alt.dcom.telecom after one of my
"disagreements" with Patrick regarding the telecom digest, I've got
three things to say:

1 -- Patrick decided not to post some articles I submitted, but mostly
those that had quotes from an anonymous source inside US Sprint.
Other articles i submitted, without anonymous sources, he did usually
post.

2 -- I also agree with nearly everything Steve Steinberg wrote in his
"Bury Usenet" article.  I think usenet usually sucks wind, hence i
*usually* ;) decline to participate in the net.  But don't allege that
the net should be completely "abolished" or "buried".  I have mostly
"buried usenet" from my own point of view, because the benefits to me
are not worth any effort and time i might put into posting articles,
and the real-life penalties for stating controversial views can be
substantial.

3 -- gnu not usenet.

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