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In article <1992Nov9.090122.10836@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov writes:
>jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
>>...and that smaller number will be directly responsible for fragmenting the
>>propagation of the group.
>Well, if you folks won't budge an inch then neither will I. Nyahh. 

We're not the ones demanding that a system that works be trashed simply
because we don't like the result.

>Your opinion. The central argument I've had...none of you have touched. 
>I'll say it again: "what about the users of rec.music.synth? Don't you care
>about them?"

I feel no obligation to care about them one tiny bit more than they
demonstrate that they care about themselves. If they were to have spoken up
and said NO!, then I'd quite a ways to respect that. They had an extended
opportunity to do so, and they didn't. They don't care, so I don't see why I
should either.

>I've been dancing with your notions of guidelines as hard as I can to
>get it through your bueraucratic heads that there is an inequity here.
>I thought I was dealing with rational folk who might have a chance of 
>perhaps considering that maybe there was an inequity in how it was handled.

The process is fair and equitable. They had all the opportunity to participate
that anyone else had. They chose not to, for whatever reason. I respect their
choice. They should respect ours.

>Now I'm starting to learn that I appear to be dealing with people who's 
>only concern is their stubborn control over the newsgroup space and the
>holy Guidelines. Are you also going to admit that there is a class system
>in USENET?

If there is a class system in Usenet, it's the least restrictive one I've ever
seen; all it takes to change classes is a willingness to participate. There
are NO artificial barriers preventing anyone on Usenet from having their voice
heard. Their franchise, and their voice, is only as far away as their F key.

>Blatantly false. I participated and I'm not being listened to. If you really
>listened to what I was saying, then you'd deal with my central issue (see
>above). You haven't as of yet. 

I've dealt with your central issue; you've simply ignored it.

I maintain that I care for the users of rec.music.synth more than you do: I'm
trying to hold it together, and you're trying to fragment it. Which will hurt
the users more?
-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu      | adequately be explained by stupidity.
     We survived Jimmy Carter; we'll (probably) survive Bill Clinton.