nostalgia of a packrat
Ken Dykes
Oh my, look what this pack-rat found at the depths of it's archives...
(believe it or not, in those days i archived just about all of net.motss,
mod.motss, fa.telecom, net.cycle)
also, as a personal observation of what (perhaps) net.motss did for me is that
the first article below was archived in a directory called "net.xxx"
the 2nd article a year later was in a directory called "net.motss"
hummmm, i dont even remember that .xxx phase anymore, selective memory ya know.
-ken
>Subject: Net.motss is born!
>From: sd...@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
>Path: watmath!utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!wjh12!bbncca!sdyer
>Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma.
>Date: Fri, 7-Oct-83 01:05:04 EDT
>
>Net.motss is a forum for the discussion of gay-related issues of interest to
>all members of USENET. Its name is an acronym for "members of the same sex",
>coined by contributors to net.singles as an analogue to MOTOS--"member of the
>opposite sex." It is therefore, unfortunately, a euphemism of sorts--an
>alternative to the preferred 'net.gay'. Nevertheless, the proponents of the
>group have gladly passed on this minor issue so that the group should be
>swiftly formed.
>
>It is designed to foster discussion on a wide variety of topics, such as
>health problems, parenting, relationships, clearances, job security and
>many others. Gay members of USENET will find this a supportive environment
>for the discussion of issues which have immediate impact on their everyday
>lives. Those who aren't gay have an opportunity to be informed by the
>discussion, and are encouraged to read the news items and contribute their
>own questions and opinions.
>
>Net.motss is emphatically NOT a newsgroup for the discussion of whether
>homosexuality is good or bad, natural or unnatural. Not is it a place
>where conduct unsuitable for the net will be allowed or condoned.
>Rather, like every USENET news group, it is an opportunity for people
>all across the world to express their opinions, exchange ideas, and
>come to appreciate the diversity within the USENET membership.
>
>
>/Steve Dyer
>decvax!wivax!dyer
>decvax!genrad!wjh12!bbncca!sdyer
>...!ima!bbncca!sdyer
>
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>Subject: Happy 2nd birthday
>From: sd...@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
>Path: clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix
> !hplabs!pesnta!amd!amdcad!lll-crg!seismo!harvard!bbnccv!bbncc5!sdyer
>Date: 2 Nov 85 05:19:12 GMT
>
>Just for the record, net.motss recently passed its second birthday,
>having been created in late October 1983. It's worth noting that
>the predicted end-of-civilization-as-the-net-knows-it never did arrive,
>or for those of you who would disagree, it never arrived as a result
>of the formation of net.motss!
>--
>/Steve Dyer
>{harvard,seismo}!bbnccv!bbncc5!sdyer
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- Ken Dykes, Software Development Group, UofWaterloo, Canada [43.47N 80.52W]
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