Trekkies get a life

Sharon Moy

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Nov 8, 1992, 1:28:22 PM11/8/92

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In response to the articles 'critics need to get alife'...
why dont you Trekkies try it?

You are so obsessive over what is just a tv programme, i had a friend
write on the net he didnt think much of one of the seasons and you should
have seen som of the vitriolic replies, some were very nasty indeed.

So, why dont yoe get out of your rooms, and go and find lives yourselves?
Next to amoeba you are the lowest form of life.

ALL REPLIES IF YOU ARE OUTRAGED TO BE POSTED ON THE NET...I DO NOT WANT
MY EMAIL FULL OF YOUR LETTERS.

mor...@iscsvax.uni.edu

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Nov 8, 1992, 2:46:39 PM11/8/92

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In article <BxEtz...@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, sm...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Sharon Moy) writes:

[various insults to those people who watch star trek removed, heh, we've
seen them all before, right?]

> ALL REPLIES IF YOU ARE OUTRAGED TO BE POSTED ON THE NET...I DO NOT WANT
> MY EMAIL FULL OF YOUR LETTERS.
>

Oh come on, get serious, if you really had posted this, you would not have
put such a blatant "don't do this, though I am really urging you to" sort
of comment in here. Wouldn't it be nice if we could actually flame the
person who actually typed in the article, rather than the person whose
account they were (probably) illegally using?

Sorry, I have already had lunch, and I ain't biting on this one.

Siobahn (Shabang) Morgan
mor...@iscsvax.uni.edu

Sorry, I do have a life, a car, a mortgage, and about 30 bags of leaves to
rake up yet.

Jeffrey S. Jo

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Nov 8, 1992, 5:34:17 PM11/8/92

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sm...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Sharon Moy) writes:

I'm not outraged, but I think this was a little uncalled for. Who are you to
tell others what to do. Excuse me, but we HAVE lives. There are those who like
the show a lot and get a little tense when someone says something bad, but
it is comparable to gals who watch soaps all the time...they know the tiniest
details of what is going on with whomever. Or guys with football. What is
your favorite show? I'm sure that there are those on here that would like
to say a few words about it...and you might say that it wouldn't bother you.
And it may not, but if it does, think about what you said here. It is all
the same. There are a lot of people in this country who consider themselves
"Trekkers"...over 50% do. Lawyers, doctors, astronauts, police officers..
the list can go on. If you don't like the show, then just forget it...don't
post insults and be rude about it.

To your friend who was flamed for what he posted, all I can say is that I'm
sorry that he recieved such flames and replies.

By the way, I found the line "Next to the amoeba, you are the lowest form of
life" rather funny. Very original.

Carolyn E. Adams-Price

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Nov 9, 1992, 5:06:58 PM11/9/92

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In reponse to the woman who suggested we Trekkies get a life,
let me just say that it is a relief to talk about Trek
for awhile now that the political season is over!!!!!

An obsession with Trek is a whole lot better for the
blood pressure than an obsession with politics. Even the
flames are more fun than yelling at someone about
abortion rights or government regulations or civil
liberties, etc.

You make fewer enemies talking about Trek than about politics
(and my guy even won!) My husband also prefers my Star Trek
posts to post I might make on other newsgroups (such as
Alt.personals or Alt.sex).

So what's your problem?

Carolyn Adams-Price
Department of Psychology
Mississippi State

Scott Smay

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Nov 9, 1992, 3:35:05 PM11/9/92

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Sharon Moy (sm...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote:
: In response to the articles 'critics need to get alife'...

:

Looks like Sharon left her machine logged on and unattended.

scott

Mark Scott

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Nov 11, 1992, 12:44:04 PM11/11/92

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In article <BxEtz...@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, sm...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Sharon Moy) writes:

|> ALL REPLIES IF YOU ARE OUTRAGED TO BE POSTED ON THE NET...I DO NOT WANT
|> MY EMAIL FULL OF YOUR LETTERS.

--

sounds like an invitation to send her a bunch core dump files to me...:-)

John Ternent

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Nov 15, 1992, 7:47:34 PM11/15/92

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Tempting, but probably not a good idea. Experience on the net suggests that
these "Get a life" posts are from people who find other people's machines
logged on but abandoned. The number of typos would seem to suggest that the
poster is either a retard or someone in a hurry. So, if you flood the owner
of the account with E-mail, you're just aggravating a whole lot of people (
including system managers) who have to deal with it but didn't have anything
to do with the original posting!

Just grin and bear it... I'd rather not have a life and get my kicks from a
TV show that not have a life and get my kicks sending stupid messages from
either other's accounts or my own!

John

P.S. Any typos are because I am in a hurry; I isn't retarded, 'cause I is a
college studint.