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From: bm@shadow.columbia.edu (Blair MacIntyre)
Subject: Re: PUT AN END TO JMONROY! (Was: QIC NEWS...)
In-Reply-To: haley@scws5.harvard.edu's message of 4 May 93 07:06:01 GMT
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>>>>> On 4 May 93 07:06:01 GMT, haley@scws5.harvard.edu (Elizabeth
>>>>> Haley) said:

Elizabeth> OBMONROY Comment: If people are so annoyed by him, why do you
Elizabeth> keep reading? You's never have to see more than a
Elizabeth> screen-full.

Bravo.  I've been reading this thread trying to figure out what everyone
is so upset about.  I vaguely remember the original article ... I read
part of the first screen, thought it was stupid, and went on to other
things.  

All I've gathered is that he is cross-posting banal comments to a slew
of groups.  Gee, there's something unheard of on the net.  The funny
thing is, he's probably loving all the attention.

Elizabeth> If people on the nets put as much energy into programming as
Elizabeth> they did flaming, we could probably have the worlds greatest
Elizabeth> OS...

Flaming is easier.  
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Blair MacIntyre --- bm@cs.columbia.edu --- CS Department, Columbia University

			"You drive, you kill."  --- from the movie "Roadkill"