Re: A giant ASCII goat

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:25:48 -0800, who <n...@cent.net> wrote in message
<5qa...@4ax.com>:
>On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 01:24:30 +0200, b <bes...@last.com> wrote:
>>this is Usenet. no kids ought to be allowed to subscribe to anything but the
>>tamest moderated groups. accept that.
>>Usenet is for adults.
>Oh? sez who? Usenet is a public place where anyone can wander in.

there's lots of public places that kids aren't allowed to go, e.g. strip
clubs.

It is common knowledge that the Internet holds dangers for children and
hence all parents know that they have a duty to monitor their children's use
of the Internet.

It is not sufficient to rely on software programs to do that - parenting is
a full time job and children whose parents abdicate responsibility to third
parties are neglecting their sacred duty.

>>As far as old people go, they haven't discovered the Internet yet and hardly
>>anyone of them will do much more than send an email or view web sites.
>Wrong again, Bunky, I'm 71. 

Fine. Let's say I believe you for arguments sakes.

>Anyone who uses rude language or images in a public place accomplishes nothing
>but to demonstrate his lack of maturity. 

in your opinion, which apparently is not held by the majority of Usenet
users or else they would cease acting that way.

Usenet is a place for people to unwind, find entertainment, socialise with
others, joke around, argue with, find knowledge etc. In other words, pretty
much the widest spectrum of human social intercourse.

>Sorry that strikes a nerve. When you grow up you will, hopefully, understand.

Well I will worry about being 71 when I am 71. Right now I am 34 and
enjoying myself tremendously.

>>The old folk who wander into Usenet will just have to get used to it like
>>everyone else has.

My above comment is my bottom line comment to you.

You may not like some of the stuff that goes down on Usenet, you may
consider it immature or just plain wrong, but you are powerless to change
it.

In fact generally speaking one individual can rail against a group of people
and their beliefs as much as they like, but it ain't gonna change a damn
thing. If you were as old as you claim you are, you would no doubt have
discovered that piece of wisdom already.

So I conclude you are either a liar (about your age) or you're just a really
slow learner.

-- 
bes...@last.com
V ybir lbh nyy. Lbh ner nyy fhpu fcrpvny crbcyr. Naq abj V unir gb xvyy lbh.

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