Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,alt.config Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!jabba.ess.harris.com!news.ess.harris.com!nuntius From: S Willingham Subject: Re: Lousy name - Tim's still in the fog (alt.cd-rom.reviews) Message-ID: Sender: news@news.ess.harris.com (News account) Nntp-Posting-Host: m101bo.ess.harris.com Organization: Harris Corp X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1 References: Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 13:44:24 GMT Lines: 54 Xref: cdrom.com alt.cd-rom:2093 alt.config:3037 In article <2n7cpk$s07@amhux3.amherst.edu> Tim Pierce, twpierce@unix.amherst.edu writes: >>Clearly Tim seems to have a direct and unquestionable complete knowledge >>of the content, usability, usefullness, and and price range of all CDROMs >>ever produced. > >There is no reason to lump all CD-ROMs into a single >category in this way, any more than there is a need for >alt.utilities.misc to discuss every computer utility >program. Tim's own argument is self contradictory. Before alt.cd-rom.reviews, all CD-ROM reviews were lumped into a single catagory under alt.cd-rom while competing with an equal number of no less important hardware technical postings. Now at least the reviews can be seperated out, and users interested in them can go directly to alt.cd-rom.reviews for info about specific cdrom titles. >>As for the subject and the name, I have seen the postings of support. > >Asking the average USENET reader for advice on a name is as >if your mechanic asked you how you would like your car to be >fixed. Clearly Tim takes all USENET readers alt.cd-rom as fools. Again, I don't think so Tim! These are intelligent people, with an avid interest in the subject of cd-roms. As the number of users blossom, so do the questions about what titles to buy and which ones to avoid. Alt.cd-rom.reviews has a very defined and important niche. >>It is a fine name, in an >>appropriate hierarchy, > >No, it isn't. It's a ridiculous name in a non-existent hierarchy. Oh contrare. I'm afraid who ever left Tim "lord of alt" didn't exactly do as complete a job as Tim would like to think. You see, in spite of Tim's efforts to kill it, ALT.CD-ROM.REVIEWS DOES EXIST. Maybe not in Tim's little domain, but I know this...I read postings made to it EVERY DAY. And for a news group that's only a few weeks old, I think that's pretty good testimony to the interest cdrom users have in it. Postings come from all over the US. I see them from U. of Penn., U. of Scranton, U. of Mass., Texas, California, Ottawa Canada, Brigham Young, etc., etc. I'm affraid it's hard to argue with the will of the people. And the people are speaking. Lighten up Tim...users want it, need it, and are using it. _____________________________________________________________ Steve Willingham | "Will communicate during next swilling@ic1d.harris.com | favorable satellite overpass" _____________________________________________________________