From: nm0w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Nanci Ann Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek
Subject: CMU Egos
Date: 16 Aug 92 22:24:58 GMT
Organization: Senior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


I really sometimes wish I didn't have to be from CMU.  I know
a lot of these guys personally, and they are good friends.  But
I agree with the rest of the people on here that these people
who are my good friends often (well, at least 80% of the time)
really go overboard with the arrogance and the ego bashing.  I
can understand the competitive feeling, but I wonder if anyone
here knows what good sportsmanship is?  Phrases like "We are
better than you", etc... are really just rubbing it all in,
especially when I see that appearing at the ends of sensitive
posts.  No wonder the rest of the netrek community thinks that
ALL people with .cmu.edu in their login are fucking jerks!  I
really hate it when a couple of people make a couple of posts
that are harshly worded, arrogant, etc....  It makes the rest
of us look really bad.  Granted, there are other people on this
bboard who are being selfish and unreasonable in their decisions
(don't think I need to mention a name here), but I can understand
why everyone is so pissed off at CMU people.  I cringe whenever
I am about to read a post by anyone from CMU.  Some of the anti-
CMU feeling is not justified, but in most cases I think that it
is what is deserved.  Its just too bad that we all have to suffer
(especally those who aren't even around for the summer) because
of the arrogance, insensitivity, and downright childishness of
a few people.

I was there when it was figured out that there would not be
enough players (even *with* all of the "subs" that are already
on the teams!) to play a game between RS and AA before the
semester starts.  A lot of people have left on a final vacation
before the end of summer.  I do think the game SHOULD be
played in two weeks however, and I think the captains would be
willing to do that (it shouldn't be that hard anyway and will
probably be rather fun to play/watch).

I disagree with Tom's decision about only allowing CMU one team
because his reasons are selfish and unreasonable.  If CMU were
allowed only one team in the INL, it should be because everyone
is tired of the arrogance and having more than one team would
mean that many more arrogant teams and arrogant people that the
rest of the world would have to deal with and play against.  I
wonder what the new slogan will be?  "Everyone sucks shit but us!"
"Go home cluebags!"  Or maybe they will reuse "We are better than
you." just because it so nicely sums up how many of the people
around here feel.

I can think of a bunch of people around here who really owe the
rest of the world an apology.  But I doubt we'll see any because
arrogant people are too selfish to take an honest look at them-
selves and realize that they are assholes and need to apolgize
to people.  Actually, I doubt we'll see anything from CMU on this
bboard that resembles anything other than a mindless flame directed
at me for posting this.

Go ahead and flame guys, I'm wearing my asbestos suit.

Nanci
Organization: Senior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA