From: phil%miracle@merk.com (Phil Hill)
Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa
Subject: Re: Who's in charge here?
Date: 9 Apr 92 07:58:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: miracle.09Apr92025850
Organization: Miracle Computer Consultants

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!
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