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Re: Flame of the latest fact free bandwidth polluter (Re: "Debate:")

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From: Jeff Medcalf (214) 280-5970 IBM ...
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:58
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Actually, you seem to be missing the point.  (In 'you' I include a large
number of people who flame AOL users as 99.999% "lamers.")

There are a *huge* number of intelligent people on AOL, who have a lot
to contribute.  But due to the unwelcome and general low intelligence
standards evidenced on Internet groups, the more intelligent users stay
away.  Internet has a treasure trove of resources, but of USENET very
little is actually useful.

I wouldn't give up the parenting chat on AOL for an IRC channel, because
I can count on the people on the chat on AOL to be responsible and to
contribute, whereas on an IRC channel, a bunch of lame surfers tend to
come in and act juvenile.

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+--------------+-------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Jeff Medcalf | medcalf@interlock.dfw.ibm.com | I not only don't speak   |
| CTG-Dallas   | JKMedcalf@aol.com             | for IBM, I don't even    |
|              |                               | KNOW who speaks for IBM. |
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| Go not unto the USENET for counsel, for they will say both NO and YES   |
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From: medcalf@ppc5.svo.dfw.ibm.com (Jeff Medcalf (214) 280-5970 IBM SDO)
Subject: Re: Flame of the latest fact free bandwidth polluter (Re: "Debate:")
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Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:58:32 GMT
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