From: zaphod@ctrg.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey)
Subject: Re: RE: WHO IS BEN SANSING AN
Reply-To: zaphod@ctrg.rri.uwo.ca
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:53:11 GMT

In article <458.86.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>  writes:
> zaphod@ctrg.rri.uwo.ca writes:
>>...please do not ignore another request to back yourself
>>up, it does nothing for your credibility.
>First, the Gray's Anatomy section on the tongue is about four pages of
>VERY small print. It contains a LOT of medical jargon that -
>University-educated or not (and that generally doesn't mean anything but
>that somebody's warmed a seat in a classroom for four years, not that
>they've learned much OUTSIDE THEIR SPECIALITY) 
granted, that is true, but as someone who studied psychology, organics,  
computer science, philosophy and childrens literature, and came back in grad
school for more, i think i can state there are exceptions. A lot of them. 
sure the average person warms a seat, but [in allegory] the general population
has an IQ near to 100 (that is how the test was designed, see a first year
psychology text), however I have always considered most people on usenet
to be much higher than that. yes, you included.

>would have to be defined.
>How about I get you the page numbers, and you can go look it up?
That is a sufficient reference, it is what i use in academic papers. a way
of acheiving backing or further information.

>>        Ben, you're and idiot. Go away and leave us alone.
>                     ^^^
>Karl, you can't spell for shit, and you take everything TOO SERIOUSLY.
>Get a life.

ben, karl immediatly posted a self-corrrecting article. this reply reflects 
a knee-jerk reflex on your part, pause before you post. 

now, spelling errors are prevelent on usenet, i'm one of the worst offenders
due to a mild dyslexia. on the net i am pretty sloppy, because most people
do not take spelling TOO SERIOUSLY on the net.


In article <462.86.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>  writes:
>>        clue, you make enemies. This is the fastest I've ever seen
>>anyone alienate a whole newsgroup without being a Cramer
>>        or a Kaldis.
>Goodness, I've "alienated a whole newsgroup". Gosh, now if I just knew
>what the fuck a "newsgroup" was. Or an "article".

hell, ben, try reading news.answers or news.newusers.questions. I hope that
the "Mr. protocol" article on netiquette is still being posted, when i started
reading news about 10 years ago, it was invaluable as to why and how people
act on usenet. Granted you probably understand that people do not understand 
when you joking, but that is a problem of the medium.


In article <462.86.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>  writes:
>I think at least part of the "problem with Ben" is that Ben is used to
>trading insults, sarcasm, bad puns, weird humor, and ribald commentary
>with folks on the RIME Network. As I'm beginning to understand, this
>Usenet thing is a whole different kettle of fish....

of the 1500 or so newsgroups which come into my site the range of serious to
not so serious is very wide. each group 'grows' its own personality. alt.flame
for example is VERY hot headed. rec.cameras is full of information. this is one
of the more serious groups. why? well for a number of reason, i suspect because 
some one can seriously damage/maim themselves with sloppy practice in tattooing
and piercing.  There have been discussions on AIDS, artists to avoid &c. there
are also silly moments, like the discussion on temperal lobe piercing and
the one on hairy calves (oh what a good pun that made :)

>  I like your list. Thanks.
s'alright? s'alright.

finally (yes, finally) stop refering to us all as university fairies, or 
weenies or whatever you use to state that i/we have no idea of the real world.

I left undergratuate a looong time ago. i've worked for what seems like 
forever.  i own a house, a volvo and a cat. i write for magazines, sorry --
but i think i have at least scratched on the surface of "real world"
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