[11743] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: In the matter of adverti
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Glenn S. Tenney)
Sat Apr 16 16:47:23 1994
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 11:19:12 -0800
To: "Dan Lynch" <dlynch@zdexpos.com>,
"Ethics in Computing" <ETHICS-L@vm.gmd.de>,
"Everyone Else Lurking on Com-Pr" <com-priv@psi.com>,
"Miles R Fidelman" <fidelman@civicnet.org>,
"Risks in computing" <RISKS@csl.sri.com>
From: tenney@netcom.com (Glenn S. Tenney)
At 9:00 PM 4/15/94 -0800, Dan Lynch wrote:
>can't we cut some slack for new "members"? They have to be told of the "rules
>of the road", but they do not need to be "screamed at" so horribly, do they?
> ... I do not want "us" to make newcomers feel unwelcome.
> ... We just need to teach the newcomers how to "do it".
>
>Geez, I did not mean to be so "lecturingish" about all this, but I want to
>encourage us to come up with ways to "teach newcomers" how to behave in this
>pool/swamp. Any suggestions?
This raises the real question: Who is it that should be teaching
newcomers the rules of the road?
Should all the drivers on the road today teach these newcomers? No, I
don't think so. Of course, we should be polite and helpful, but I don't
think that the current users should have this responsibility foisted on
them.
I think it should (no, MUST) be the responsibility of every Internet
provider (including AOL, or any university) to be sure that their users
know the basics of netiquette. This is where the responsibility rightfully
belongs.
Now, we could help work up a short description of netiquette that all
Internet providers make sure their users get...
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Glenn Tenney
tenney@netcom.com Amateur radio: AA6ER
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