From: bud@paradise.pegasus.com (Bud Carlson)
Newsgroups: alt.surfing
Subject: Mailing List 4 SURFING PICTURES
Keywords: .gifs
Date: 14 Oct 92 07:22:00 GMT
Organization: Quantum Reef Project (Big Island of Hawaii)

O.K. I have an idea that might make most of us happy as clams. 

The reason why posting gif files or any other images to non picture
groups is frowned upon is to keep the images in groups that can be
restricted by administrators. By centralizing them you can choose not
to accept any groups by the name:  alt.binaries.XX etc. This keeps the
time connected and the cost down and some more restrictive Gestapo
sites think pictures don't provide any service to their organizations.
With all of the interest an unavailability of files to view I propose
a solution. How about creating a mailing list for surf-gif images of
any type ?? It doesn't have to moderated, it can be free and unrestricted.
In fact the list doesn't have to be restricted to only pictures. We could
even talk about things that are unacceptable in this forum.

Example:

I post something and get flamed. I want to kick someones ass but out of fear
off showing off and looking like an asshole, I wimp out and apologize instead
of cremating the guy/gal and showing who and what I am made of. (On the net
none of this means anything anyway cause you almost never meet and can say
anything anyhow) By creating a list we won't violate any protocol by discussing
anything we choose because if you can't handle the heat you won't sign up
for the list. Surfers are unlike any other people (rude) and need to have a 
place where they can express their true feelings and sometimes I admit this
forum is restricting. I participate in many other groups because of my job
and believe me this group is unique.  The main purpose for the list would be
pictures.

If this is interesting to anyone let me know via email if you prefer
and I will keep everyone posted on the interest. I whipped up a script
(sh) that walks through the news system and builds a mailing list by
the contributors. Generating a list for this group at this point in
time the list would look like:


Danny Clark   	  	Danny.Clark@bbs.oit.unc.edu
John Airey     		airey@woof.asd.sgi.com
Andy Michael   		andy@pangea.Stanford.EDU
Kim Badcock    		badcock@ml.csiro.au
Bud Carlson    		bud@paradise.pegasus.com
Clark Quinn    		cnquinn@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au
chris payne    		crp5754@erfsys06.ca.boeing.com
Philip Secker    	g9023690@cc.uow.edu.au
Chris Hamilton     	hamilton@samarra.ced.berkeley.edu
Daniel Hinojosa    	hinojosa@nado.hp.com
Clive Jackson     	jackson@cc.und.ac.za
John Lake     		johnlake@microsoft.com
Kingsley Morse    	kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com
Brian Kiviat    	kiviat@oasys.dt.navy.mil
Ludwig Omachen    	ludwig@cm.deakin.OZ.AU
Matthew Davey     	mcdavey@maths.tcd.ie
Mike Roberts     	mike_r@nic.cerf.net
Nancy Jean Travis    	njtravis@ux5.lbl.gov
Kevin Parrington  	p-kun@blacklabel.Japan.Sun.COM
Robert M. Opalko  	rmo@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu
Erland Briggs   	s1139457@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au
Stephen Spence  	sgccses@citec.oz.au
Mark Whitwam   		whitwam@bnr.ca
Derek J. Wojciech   	bz754@cleveland.Freenet.Edu
James Phillip ANDREW  	g9024557@cc.uow.edu.au
Dawn Roxanne Boucher   	dboucher@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu
Nigel Brendon Robinson  u8801863@cs.uow.edu.au


........Bud
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