NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/talk/abortion/53472

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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Darcy)
Subject: Re: Darcy's hypocrisy
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Who, me???
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 04:24:40 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>In <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Kevin Darcy) writes:
>>> [reporting obvious, joking forgeries to "the authorities"]
>>
>>Yeah, right, Susie. "I was only following orders". Where has that been
>>heard before? Ever been to Nuremburg? Just out of curiosity, do you use
>>a gas oven, or an electric?
>
>Do you think that comparing Susan Garvin to a Nazi simply because she
>followed her site rules regarding the reporting of forgery attempts is
>really appropriate?

I think it's appropriate for anyone who hides behind "the rules", Larry. Susie
showed their true net.cop colors by trying to get another netter in trouble
for what was plainly and obviously a joke. No intent to deceive -> no forgery.
If one of my users brought such a thing to my attention, then policy or no
policy, I'd probably tell them to shove their "forgery" and grow the hell up.
Hopefully, Susie's admins are hip to the ways of the Net too. I'd hate to
think that her actions obligated some policy robot at CMU to waste valuable
time and resources trying to "track down" and "deal with" this so-called
"forgery"...

                                - Kevin