From: 01ksdavis@bsu-ucs.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: 21 Rules for c.s.a.a postings
Date: 17 Aug 92 15:53:40 GMT


	It's been awhile since I read advocacy.  Boy, was I sure surprised
when I read it today.  Thought I was reading comp.sys.mac or comp.sys.ibm
or comp.sys.nintendo?

	So, without further ado, here are 21 rules for comp.sys.advocacy
postings:


		1:Flaming C= will get you nowhere fast.  Maybe an infiltration
		  from the inside (i.e. get a job at commodore) can speed 
		  things up to your taste.  Even if they don't hire you, go
		  into third-party development.  Start your own company.  
		  ESPECIALLY YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE RICH ENOUGH TO OWN THREE TOP
		  OF THE LINE COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN SEPARATE BOXES (LIKE A
		  QUADRA, A 486 MACHINE, AND THE AMIGA 3000T.

		2:It would be great if all postings actually had anything at
		  all to do with the Amiga computer.  Okay, maybe the 
		  occasional beer posting :)  I could use one right about now.

		3:Okay, even if you must post one of those XYZ has this, so
		  it must mean the imminent death of the Amiga, at least keep
		  XYZ in the same class as an Amiga.  No comparisons to game 
		  decks, PLEASE!  This is like comparing a lawn mower to a go-
		  kart.  They both generally travel at the same speeds, but one
		  is more versatile than the other.

		4:If you must praise XYZ, and there exists no XYZ newsgroup,
		  START YOUR OWN XYZ newsgroup.  Bet you never thought of that!

		5:Vaporware postings as jokes-i.e. the Amiga 4000, the Atari
		  Lorraine, or whatever it is, really should only be posted
		  around April 1.  Posting during other times of the year
		  tend to confused people who aren't in the know.  (i.e. 
		  newcomers to the newsgroup, the computing crowd, or more
		  specifically new Amiga owners.)

		6:.sig files are cute.  I like them.  Keeping them small so
		  peole connected at slower speeds (i.e. 2400, 1200, anybody
		  unlucky enough to be connected at 300?) can enjoy them to
		  is a noble deed, but I don't care.

		7:All 64 owners who frequent this group, or even lurk (I know
		  you are there, I can hear you wanting to hit the "n" key
		  now to skip the rest of these rules) should have the benefit
		  of knowing the full story of the Amiga scene, at least.  See
		  #5.  Also, all 64 owners wishing to upgrade might seriously
		  consider upgrading to the Amiga because it is the ONLY 
		  machine out there for sale that has emulator options to 
		  emulate a 64.  (Okay, Okay, the 128 does, too, but it doesn't
		  multi-task.)

		8:I never have seen many postings from Amiga programmers.  I
		  know you might be lurking here, and I know you are smart 
		  enough to filtrate out #5.  This really isn't as much a rule
		  for posting anything here, just a note for you to read, 
		  especially if you are considering switching platforms.
		  Software piracy is evident on all platforms!  Until gov'ts
		  begin to do something about software crime, it will still
		  be a problem.  I encourage you to wait for that time.  If
		  you are really crunched for money, you might consider 
		  programming for more than one platform, or picking up another
		  job.  Teachers often have more than one job.

		9:Postings that presume other posters are the same person have
		  a national-enquire like sound to them.  As a matter, of fact
		  I saw Elvis the other day reading comp.sys.amiga.advocacy at
		  the local lab-I followed him out and he went into his space
		  ship and left----well, you get the idea how corky this sounds.

		10:Postings from Commodore are greatly encouraged, the rest of
		  us, I'm sure, would like to know what Commodore is up to.

		11:Postings about famous people who use Amigas (Besides Elvis,
		  doncha know :->) are also greatly encouraged. 

		12:Postings about the neat things people do with their Amigas,
		  like voice recognition, mutitasking, emulation, etc. are
		  also greatly encouraged.  Please, keep the technical-talk down
		  to a minimum.

		13:Postings like this one are rude and pretentious, but this is
		  the last time I will post something like this.  Flame all you
		  want, I want more mail anyway.

		14:Postings by alleged artificial intelligence machines must
		  be backed up by the posting of their source code so we can
		  distinguish real people from the machines (sorry, couldn't 
		  resist this, you can ignore it, if you want to HAL :>)

		15:Postings by third-party developers are greatly encouraged,
		  also.

		16:I know, I know this is election year, but STILL there exists
		  other newsgroups that will let you post anything regarding 
		  politics.

		17:Virus reports are also greatly encouraged, however there was
		  some talk of posting them to comp.sys.amiga.anouncements.

		18:Above all things, this is an ADVOCACY group, not only should
		  we read about things that you don't like about the Amiga, but
		  we chould also read about things that you do like (i.e. multi-
		  tasking, etc.)

		19:Anybody else but me getting sick and tired of this rule list?

		20:I think Elvis is, he got bored and left.

		21:So am I.


			Kyle

	FLAME ALL YOU WANT, IT MAY BOUNCE ANYWAY, I have a sinking feeling that
	Rubbermaid made my mail-server.
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