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Xref: sserve comp.os.os2.programmer:11445 comp.os.coherent:9221 comp.os.linux:37302 comp.os.mach:2852 comp.os.minix:22091 comp.periphs:3631 comp.unix.bsd:11972 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:2613 comp.os.386bsd.development:670 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.os.minix,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.386bsd.development Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.cs.columbia.edu!news!bm 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 Message-ID: <C6IA7H.1yE@cs.columbia.edu> Sender: news@cs.columbia.edu (The Daily News) Reply-To: Blair MacIntyre <bm@cs.columbia.edu> Organization: Columbia University References: <C653Au.Iqy@sugar.neosoft.com> <jmonroyC66osu.127@netcom.com> <1993May1.001444.7395@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> <1993May02.112200.119104@zeus.calpoly.edu> <1s4dlc$sii@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993May4.034429.1146@nrao.edu> <haley.736499161@husc.harvard.edu> Date: Tue, 4 May 1993 14:14:04 GMT Lines: 25 >>>>> 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. -- Blair MacIntyre --- bm@cs.columbia.edu --- CS Department, Columbia University "You drive, you kill." --- from the movie "Roadkill"