From: swalvick@nynexst.com (Steve Walvick)
Subject: Re: I will assault MUCUS(and he will not respond)
Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 12:01:19 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.074149.21952@dsd.es.com> mmoore@itchy.dsd.es.com (Michael Moore) writes:
>
>	MUCUS is a good player, but there are scores of others
>his equal.  And if it is not his playing ability that people
>are all excited about why then it must be what he says.  I
>find, and have always found, what he says is offensive.  For the
>longest while I have been content to simply ignore his words,
>but now I suddenly find MUCUS cults rising out of the black
>pits.  
>
>	Where does this come from???  Since when do we make
>idols out of people who can't say a word that isn't degrading,
>derogatory, and annoying.  Why do we encourage the type of
>behavior that makes newbies decide they've got better things
>to do than be insulted by some loser with 3000 DI on rwd4?
>
>	If there is one cardinal rule in netrek that I feel
>should be followed by everyone it is that you do not mock
>those whom you thrash.  If someone is having a bad day and
>you are tromping all over them, taunting them is extremely
>bad form.  It is true that they should not take you seriously,
>but there is no one among us who hasn't gotten insensibly upset
>at the game at one time or another.  Bad things can happen if
>some idiot is sniding you during this time.
>
>	Everyone has their off days, as ZZNewguy pointed out in the
>past.  I rarely find anyone these days who will personally mock you
>when they are tromping all over you, though of course MUCUS is the
>exception.
>
>	You guys go ahead and encourage MUCUS PIG in his ways.
>Me, I look upon it as a bad joke.
>
>	-Michael (Ged... you may officially consider this whining...
>			after all, that's a nice label that fits
>			anyone who complains about anything...)
>
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	Here, Here!   I fully agree.  My opinion on MUCUS and his
followers?  They are probably CS majors with no outside life (yes
there are those with a life), a-social, and extremely repressed, 
including sexually.  Netrek is just an outlet for them to release
all there pent up hostility to other people who don't know who
(or what) they really are.  I don't hate mucus...I pity him.  I
hope he and his kind don't turn Netrek from a friendly game to an
all out flame war.  I've gotten to know many people over the
Netrek channels (especially when there are only 1 or 2 other people
around...) and there are a lot of nice people out there.  It is these
friendly people that make Netrek a worthwhile game, otherwise you
could play any good computer simulation game.

	Steven
	Kirk, Elijah Bally, Defenseless
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