From: Colleen_Anderson@mindlink.bc.ca (Colleen Anderson)
Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
Subject: alt.alien.visitors.sewage.garbage.bullshit.crackpots.fantasy
Date: 14 Oct 92 08:45:49 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

Gregg Brown writes:
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>The more I read (pro or con) the more I
>realize that the people doing most of the posting here in
>alt.alien.visitors are just having fun. I am not saying that is bad
>or harmful its just that they are not interested in the gathering or
>sharing of relevant information on this subject as certain other
>people that are wandering around in here. There are those posts that
>are interlaced with all your fun that are real inquiries or bits of
ia>nformation from reasonably intelligent individuals wishing to hash
>this out in a rational way. These people know who they are and I suspect
>that they, as much as myself, get tired of "wading" through all this
>other "stuff" to get the meat.

>I am not interested in newage sewage, beings of light bullshit or
>hot-tub heavy breathing. I am interested in real investigation and
>informed opinions on the subject (that used to be at hand and is
>implied in the newsgroup title) having to do with UFO sightings and
>alien visitations, whether the latter means abductions, mutilations
>or government conspiracies.

>Its is boldly appearant to me that alt.alien.visitors needs to split.
>Lets leave these bozos to their wild tales of entertainment and go
>somewhere where we can have more "MEAT" to feed on. I haven't the
>faintest idea how to create a group and I don't know what we should
>name it. I am sure some interested party would be willing to help.
>Anyway, I will write a FAQ for it (with the help of others, I am
>sure) and we can have some real alien/ufo controversy talking without
>some of the intrusions of this other (I will be polite) "stuff". All
>in favor...
Hi, Gregg,
I can understand your point.  I think this is a good time to state why I'm in
on this group.  I haven't been on the net for long ng and others giggle when
I mention I'm reading this group.  Well, yes, there is some silliness.  I've
indulged in it myself because it's the only way I can nicely say that I think
something is crap.  I don't believe in crystal power but I do believe in
magic.  I don't believe everyone and their dog who says they've been
abducted, photographed, talked to etc by E.T.s has but I do believe in other
life.  I don't believe in wholehearted awe and wonder without some proof but
I do believe in the spiritual power of some religions, ghosts and esp.  I
think New age is a stew that has too many overboiled beliefs diluting the
original goodness and power of the original and separate beliefs.
        So what do I do?  Probably some of what I'm interested in is new age
and some is science.  I have a very deep interest in science and write
science fiction.  I'm hoping that ;someday, while I'm working on a story I
can post this newsgrou[p and say, Hey, what do you guys think?  Is this alien
possible.  True, there's jokers and people who just hop on to drop a smartass
line and we never see them again.  But hey, if we can't laugh at ourselves
then can we lauigh at others?  I'm not saying you're wrong or right but
separating this group might be as impossible as proving there is a god.
Besides, no humor would be a very dry stodgy sort of newsgr.  Good lucluck.
Colleen Anderson
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It's not how much I know that counts but how much I'm trying to learn.
The Crimson Bunion