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   Message 27 of 1,925   
   Chris Malcolm to Steve Hayes   
   Re: [OT] Deterioration in Usenet   
   14 Oct 03 11:55:43   
   
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   From: cam@holyrood.ed.ac.uk   
      
   hayesstw.spamless@yahoo.com (Steve Hayes) writes:   
      
   >On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 05:58:41 GMT, Don Tuite    
   >wrote:   
      
   >>On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 04:50:51 GMT, hayesstw.spamless@yahoo.com (Steve   
   >>Hayes) wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a marked deterioration in the   
   >>>quality of postings on Usenet in the last few weeks?   
   >>   
   >>In the Northern Hemisphere, the new school year has just started.   
      
   >Now there's a thought.   
      
   >Do you think things will improve once everyone's settled into their routine?   
      
   My university, recognising the serious threat to their mental   
   stability, not to mention the quality of their degree, forbids   
   students newsgroup write access. I'm surprised this simple remedy to a   
   serious modern social problem is not more widely adopted.   
      
   --   
   Chris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk +44 (0)131 651 3445 DoD #205   
   IPAB,  Informatics,  JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK   
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