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In article <724@rtbrain.woodside.ca.us> glenn@rightbrain.com (Glenn Reid)  
writes:
> moose@svcdudes.com writes
> > In article <1992Apr1.181021.20488@cs.yale.edu>  
> nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu  
> > (Nathan F. Janette) writes:
> > > This posting does not belong in this group.  Glenn, you are
> > > violating the the only newsgroup policing mechanism - trust -
> > > when you post these marketing announcements in this group.
> > 
> > And its in RTF. Glenn, could you think of anything else to cause
> > more flames???
> 
> First, nothing "causes" flames other than idiocy.

I couldn't have said it better myself, Glenn, you idiot.

> People who flame
> on the net do so in order to see their words and opinions sent throughout
> the world, because it's fun and thrilling.  There's otherwise no
> earthly reason to flame on the net rather than through Email.  So I
> dispute the basic point, but I'm already digressing.

Some people, such as myself, flame publicly because it is a useful
method of starting a pro and con discussion about a topic.  Public
debate is useful in ways that email is not.

Of course, some people, such as Glenn, respond to such debate with
personal attacks.  That's OK, I can dish it right back out without
blinking a tearful eye.

> Third, my feeling is that if informational posts about products cause
> flames, so be it.

Which, as I've rightfully pointed out, is a total violation of the
charter of this group and the announce group, as well as the more
general idea of avoiding commercial postings in the comp groups.

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