From: gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart)
Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa
Subject: Re: Who's in charge here?
Date: 9 Apr 92 16:58:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnewse.1992Apr9.165812.16996
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Organization: AT&T

In article <09Apr92025850@miracle.UUCP>, phil%miracle@merk.com (Phil Hill) writes:
> gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
> >In article <14157@claris.com>, Mike_Steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
> >> In article <1992Apr7.223005.14397@cbnewse.cb.att.com>, gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
> >> > 
> >> > In article <14155@claris.com>, Mike_Steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
> >> > > In article <1992Apr7.153927.28024@cbnewse.cb.att.com>, gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
> >> > > > 
> >> > > > In article <702648459.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>, Dave.Aronson@f120.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Aronson) writes:
> >> > > > > I wrote:
> >> > > > > 
> >> > > > >  DA> If memory serves, he is the moderator (not in the "censor" sense
> >> > > > >  DA> of moderated newsgroups, but more like the "guy in charge")
> >> > > > > 
> >> > > > > phil%miracle@merk.com (Phil Hill) replies:
> >> > > > > 
> >> > > > >  PH> I am _NOT_ in charge here (I'll leave that job to Al Haig :->).
> >> > > > >  PH> Nor is Ed Bertch, nor is ANYONE.
> >> > > > > 
> >> > > > > Then is there nobody "empowered" to speak on behalf of the newsgroup itself?
> >> > > > 
> >> > > > That would be me, my son!  What is it that you wish to know that the
> >> > > > most intelligent person on this newsgroup may bestow His knowledge
> >> > > > upon thee?
> >> > > 
> >> > > How do you know that you're the most intelligent person on this newsgroup?
> >> > > Did you compare IQs with everyone else here?  Even if you were the most
> >> > > intelligent person on the newsgroup, how does that empower you to speak on
> >> > > behalf of the newsgroup itself?
> >> > > 
> >> > > Enquiring minds want to know.
> >> > 
> >> > Well, if you don't know, I'm not going to tell you.
> >> 
> >> Well, if that's the way you're going to be about it.....
> >>  
> >> > > 
> >> > > (this message is smiley-captioned for the humor impaired--all others
> >> > > will smile even without the caption.) :-)
> >> > 
> >> > Better check.
> >> 
> >> I did.  The humor non-impaired smiled before reaching the smiley.  The humor
> >> impaired didn't smile before reaching the smiley; most of them didn't smile
> >> even when they saw the caveat and the smiley.
> >
> >Smileys are a crutch that those folk could become addicted to, and soon
> >there would be federal programs supported by OUR tax dollars putting
> >smileys on all the humor in the world, like some twisted barrage of humor
> >"applause" signs, leading the addle-pated Dangerously Grim through
> >their unenjoyable boring lives.
> >
> >Oh, man, we have our own private thread!  Isn't about time for someone
> >to post something about them not enjoying it so we should stop talking
> >about it?  "Hey, you guys over there!!!  I'm not interested in what you're
> >talking about!!  So shut up!!  I SAID, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN..."
> >
> >Or, "Humor?  THAT'S not MENSA RELATED!"
> >
> >Or better yet, start a flame war claiming I'm not really in charge of
> >this newsgroup.
> 
> You're not in charge!

I let you say that.

GMS
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