🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Oct9.223843.23059@oracle.us.oracle.com>,
 rchilder@us.oracle.com (Richard Childers) doodled:

>Jef Poskanzer <jef@netcom.com> writes:
>
>>- Since it would require positive action on my part to stop the weekly
>>  rmgroups, it's not likely that I'll "back down".  Not so much
>>  pig-headedness as simple automation.  There are of course conditions
>>  under which I'd shut it down.  Three months without any forged
>>  newgroups would do it.
>
>This sets a bad example and leads to things like Bandy's idiot script.
>
>Here at Oracle, we honor newgroups and ignore rmgroups. That won't change
>no matter how often you rmgroup alt.graphics.
>
>Pretty inconsiderate, Jef.

As Tim has already said, talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

The result of this is that we get the sort of confusion that exists with
alt.bbs.waffle, when alt.* groups get superceded by a mainstream group,
and when groups that have been renamed refuse to die, or rather turn
up in peoples junk group.

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