From: jewell@Data-IO.COM (Cal Jewell)
Subject: Re: Boy, were YOU off the mark, you mark.  (Re: Cutting you up)
Followup-To: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Reply-To: jewell@Data-IO.com
Organization: Data I/O Corporation
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 17:56:12 GMT

In article <10OCT199221064908@acad3.alaska.edu> fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan) writes:
#

[Discussion of whether or not WWF gets the r.s.p-w newsfeed deleted]

#>>>>I'am also wondering if what I hear is true; that some, if not most, of the 
#>>>>WWF superstars have access to this usenet newsgroup???  I was told by one 
#>>>>of the guys over here!!!  Apparently, the WWF have their own computer 
#>>>>dept. so the stars have access to quite a few things.  
#
#This thread has gone around and around on this newsgroup for years with
#no satisfactory conclusion.  Frankly, I'm getting sick of it. 

While this thread has appeared three or four times in the past four
years, I wouldn't characterize it as having "...gone around and around 
on this newsgroup for years with no satisfactory conclusion."

Frankly Sean, I'm geting sick of you jumping all over somebody's shit
when they ask a question that has been asked here before. We all jumped
into r.s.p-w at different times and have been paying different amounts
of attention to the traffic here. That means that we are going to see 
duplicate questions and redundant answers. It's a fact of net.life and
Sean, as a net.regular, you should know that.

#I don't agree with the 
#the idea that most folks on here put forth of their posts being read by
#the WWF is simply wishful thinking more than anything else.
#
#To repeat this again, here is the best answer you're going to get on
#this topic: Bill Hurlock is an employee of Titan Sports, working in
#their television facilities.  He is also the Fidonet hub for southern
#Connecticut.  It's very concievable that he is pulling in a feed of this
#newsgroup from somewhere. 

Finally, a (quasi) definitive answer on the "Does the WWF Read this 
Group?" question. Perhaps we should add that to the FAQ. Better yet,
Sean, why don't you follow your own advice and do some research into
the matter. If you are tired of seeing the question, then do the work
and provide us with a complete answer. 

#But to read into that the notion that Curt 
#Hennig has the time and desire to give a shit about what you have to say
#is naive (and I'm being very nice in using that word).

Actually, you're being an asshole. This group is not the private
playground for insiders, net.oldtimers, and "those in the know". Rather, 
it is a forum for discussion/speculation/rumor mongering/whatever WRT
pro-wrestling. Remember everybody has different levels of knowledge
WRT pro-wrestling. And that means that, from now until the death of
Usenet, we will see questions that have already been answered. Like the
man says, "You may not like it, but you better learn to live with it".

Just because somebody asks a question, that doesn't mean you should
reply with a rude, abusive answer. From what I can tell, we have 
managed to maintain a very useful newsgroup with a comparatively
high signal/noise ratio.

#
#Here's some advice.  Rather than wasting everyone's time on r.s.p-w with
#a thread that has long since run its course, why don't you go over to
#comp.mail.maps and read the UUCP maps for Connecticut and see if you can
#find anything there.  And while you're at it, find yourself an Internet
#account so you can play around with nslookup and whois and see if you
#can find something there.  And if you do find something concrete (rather
#than the usual speculation and wishful thinking that myself and I'm sure
#everyone else is getting very tired of), please post the results to
#r.s.p-w.

A good idea, but since you seem to know so much already, why don't
YOU do the research? (Let me guess, you don't have any time. We've
heard that excuse many times before.)

#
#[Followups to alt.flame, please, unless it actually is relevant to]
#[pro wrestling							  ]

Or relevant to r.s.p-w, which this Follow-Up is.

BTW - Sean, how's your often promised FAQ coming along?

-- 
Cal...                        "By analysis of usenet source, 
                               the hardest part of C to use 
 jewell@Data-IO.COM            is the comment."
 ...!uunet!pilchuck!jewell       -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crd.ge.com)