JMS CIS Digest: 01-Mar-96 12:30:20 through 01-Mar-96 23:32:44 (33 msgs)
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Subjects in digest:
<PoNR - Redemption>
<<PoNR>>
SFX Magazine Awards
Violating Your Privacy
Christoper Fry
Enjoying Babylon 5
B5's 'failings'
More Patricia Tallman
<Messages From Earrth>
<Point of No Return>
<<Point of No Return>>
<Rage's Thots: PoNR>
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Date: 01-Mar-96 10:22:42
From: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <PoNR - Redemption>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462048 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461897 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
I may be *really* dense, but I don't understand why Vir and Londo
would have been so at odds at the end of this one. If I were as
close as they are (high point being in DtD) I think I would just
assume the *obvious*. Londo is quite a bit older than Vir, and Vir
is Londo's protege'.
Londo will be Emperor and Vir will follow when he dies of
*natural causes*.
Sure, *WE* know that there is NO WAY you are going to be so
merciful, but THEY don't.
Incidently, what were Londo's first two choices?
Phil^^^^ FREE MARS!
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Date: 01-Mar-96 12:30:20
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <PoNR - Redemption>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462136 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462048 at compuserve.com>
Centauri are always suspicious, and if you knew you might be
emperor after the other is dead, you might be encourage to...help that
process along, however you might like someone. It's just good
business.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 10:22:45
From: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <<PoNR>>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462049 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461928 at compuserve.com>
> And yes, that was the Schwartzkopf.
What was it's final condition, and which side is Stephen's father
on?
Phil^^^^ FREE MARS!
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Date: 01-Mar-96 12:30:21
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Philip Hornsey <74053.2101 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <<PoNR>>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462137 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462049 at compuserve.com>
Stephen's father is a by-the-book guy; he doesn't think his job
is to set policy, only to implement policy.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 11:12:40
From: Ruth Ballam <100412.3457 at compuserve.com>
To: Nigel Nixon <100666.2174 at compuserve.com>
Subject: SFX Magazine Awards
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462091 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461679 at compuserve.com>
> Do you think he'd like to be PM?g
Nah, he said he wants an honest job.
Question has to be, what's he doing in television then ? :-)
Ruth
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Date: 01-Mar-96 12:55:26
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Ruth Ballam <100412.3457 at compuserve.com>
Subject: SFX Magazine Awards
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462165 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462091 at compuserve.com>
"what's he doing in television then?"
Nailing 95 theses to the door of science fiction television.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 15:02:45
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: All
Subject: Violating Your Privacy
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462252 at compuserve.com>
All messages entered into the Compuserve system are copyrighted
by CIS, and the user; they cannot be posted elsewhere without the
permission of the sender, and the system. Mine are somewhat of an
exception, since they can be posted anywhere, but even there I had to
write specifically to AOL giving permission before they'd allow my
messages from here to be reprinted. It is always required to do this;
otherwise it's not only morally repugnant, it's illegal.
A user named Theron Fuller has just taken a great number of
your messages posted on the DS9 and B5 folders and reposted them to the
Internet (rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5). Among those users whose messages
have been taken without their knowledge or permission are Rae
Augenstein, Anthony Davis, and Jose J. Ortiz Carlo. There are
apparently more. To verify this all you need to do is go over to that
forum and look for threads with "so you miss Joe Straczynski's
dialogue" -- or words to that effect -- in the thread.
From Theron's own statements, these were excerpted from a
*mailing list* which some individuals maintain for the sole purpose of
forwarding messages they think will do me harm. Or in general, to keep
track of me, as stalkers do. (This statement by Theron is also in the
same thread there.) One individual has indicated that this mailing list
was maintained by the Hall Brothers. So apparently your compuserve
messages (and AOL messages, and who knows how many others) have been
circulated without your knowledge or permission, posted and reposted on
other forums, and mailing lists. And now he has begun posting your
messages publicly.
This is a violation of both your copyright and that of
Compuserve. It is morally and ethically repugnant. It is illegal.
If you object, I suggest you contact Compuserve and register
your displeasure with this, and also the postmaster at Theron's
account, since he was the one who publicly violated your copyright, and
took your messages without your permission. (The users cited, btw, are
only the ones noted in the current batch of messages he reposted; the
odds are good that virtually *everyone* here has been excerpted and
remailed/reposted since this mailing list has been going on for some
time.) I would suggest you demand to have access to the mailing list
of all reposted messages from Compuserve (and that those on other
services do the same).
Theron Fuller's user id is fuller at ix.netcom.com and the
postmaster can likely be found there. I would also suggest that the
sysops here lodge a formal protest, and get CIS to do the same, in
order to protect the rights not only of CIS, but of the users to post
here and know that their words will not be excerpted, reposted, or
otherwise used in or out of context without their knowledge or
permission.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 12:49:01
From: Steve Ramage <74731.235 at compuserve.com>
To: Straczynski, J Michael <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Christoper Fry
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462162 at compuserve.com>
I recently read with pleasure the articles on B5 in the March '96
issue of SCI-FI UNIVERSE. Something that caught my eye was your
mention of Christopher Fry's work and it's influence on your
writing. The remark rang a bell, and I tracked down my tattered,
much-loved copy of "The Lady's Not For Burning." Re-reading it was
a joy, and it brought some thoughts to mind (where else they might
be brought doesn't bear contemplation.). First, that you couldn't
ask for a better influence: Fry's lines demand to be read aloud;
doing so is a nearly sensual pleasure. He ranks with Shakespeare
in his ability to remind us of the power of speech.
Second, I saw some resonances beyond Fry's use of language.
Reading 'Lady" again, the character of Marcus Cole kept coming to
mind. If I were mounting another production of the play and had my
choice of actors, Jason Carter would be my pick to play Thomas
Mendip in a short second. By the way, Carter and his portrayal of
Marcus have fast become one of my favorite characters to watch in
the series. What can you tell us about the character's
development and the casting of Mr. Carter?
Steve Ramage Seattle
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Date: 01-Mar-96 17:51:15
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Steve Ramage <74731.235 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Christoper Fry
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462376 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462162 at compuserve.com>
I agree; Fry's work must be read or heard aloud to be most
fully appreciated. It has a wonderful cadence, and the vocablary is
really quite extraordinary. Some of his imagery is amazing. I don't
know if Marcus is so much in that vein as it might be, but there are
probably some influences here and there. Certainly when he winds up he
can pick up some of that cadence....
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 13:42:39
From: David Anderson <76560.205 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Enjoying Babylon 5
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462180 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461927 at compuserve.com>
Hello
I was wondering if we will ever see the one remaining Narn
cruiser again?
Thanks
David
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Date: 01-Mar-96 17:51:16
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: David Anderson <76560.205 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Enjoying Babylon 5
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462377 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462180 at compuserve.com>
Yes, this season in fact.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 15:13:17
From: John Hardin <74076.22 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: B5's 'failings'
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462262 at compuserve.com>
{ Posted on behalf of Nortrup Kevin <NortrupK at rnd3.indy.tce.com>
}
Hey, Joe, why can't *your* sci-fi show finagle a special tribute
to itself on an awards show? Or arrange a sketch on late-night TV
with Jay Leno on its set, being stupid with one of its characters?
Or have two of its principles slum out of a camper in the
boondocks, appear between sections of a movie (say, "The Four
Seasons") on a Saturday afternoon and make insipid comments about
the movie, and have pleas to watch B5 interspersed, disguised as
network identification?
And how come you can't manage to produce even a single B5 episode
with a tidy, formula plot and a preachy, politically correct moral
that's about as subtle as a freight train?
C'mon, Joe, we're in the middle of the 90's -- and in the middle
of an election year, to boot. Substance is "out" -- hype, hoopla
and horse-hockey are "in". Creative, well-thought storylines;
thought-provoking exploration of important issues that resist the
urge for easy answers; intense drama and intelligent comedy;
insight into individuals and societies; dynamite special effects;
complex, three-dimensional yet believable characters, excellently
portrayed by top-notch actors: just how far do you think that
*these* will take you?
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Date: 01-Mar-96 17:51:17
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: John Hardin <74076.22 at compuserve.com>
Subject: B5's 'failings'
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462378 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462262 at compuserve.com>
I strongly suspect that one of us needs to lie down for a long,
long time....
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 15:55:22
From: The Jawa / Jawa #2 <76371.3057 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: More Patricia Tallman
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462301 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461222 at compuserve.com>
> We definitely plan to do more with Pat, we're very happy with
> her.
Don't shoot me, but I like her better than Talia Winters
(I mean, Lyta versus Talia, not actress to actress).
She seems to suit B5 better.
I'd like to know her more about her--having not seen much
of the pilot, she doesn't seem to be acting weird at all from
here.
All this Vorlon stuff could be normal for Lyta.
(Hope your wrist(s) is/are feeling better!)
The Jawa
Kidism Patrol
7:34 PM, Friday, March 01, 1996
"Did I mention that my nose is on fire?"
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Date: 01-Mar-96 17:51:19
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: The Jawa / Jawa #2 <76371.3057 at compuserve.com>
Subject: More Patricia Tallman
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462379 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462301 at compuserve.com>
For what it's worth, I tend to agree.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 19:45:18
From: Mike Hoffmann <100321.2604 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Violating Your Privacy
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462488 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462252 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
Some thoughts on that:
I have by now heard of Mr. Fuller and the Hall brothers. I can
imagine that you might consider them worse, as you are their
preferred target, but I consider them pathetic, immature, weasles
and losers. It's impossible for me to take them serious. Wouldn't
doing so vastly exxagerate their importance - and be just what
they want?
Messages from this forum go out to other mailing-lists, which I
find almost normal, ever since you left rasb5. I am almost
flattered that someone would find my mild mental eruptions worth
posting somewhere else. How could anything I or others on this
forum write be harmful to you or the show?
Put it another way: is it worth it? Is there any indication they
have harmfully falsified the posts of this forum? Heck, if someone
"steals" a posting from me where I declare that I think B5 is the
best show ever to appear on TV, then by golly let the world have
it! <g>
Because it's true!
Mike
-Mike Hoffmann Cats are nature's way of helping you detect the
people you don't want to know.
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Date: 01-Mar-96 20:35:21
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Mike Hoffmann <100321.2604 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Violating Your Privacy
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462521 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462488 at compuserve.com>
No, I don't mind if my messages get reposted all over; I've
long ago given permission for anything I write to get reposted
anywhere. It's just that others have been having their stuff reposted,
without their knowing, and I find it vastly inappropriate to do so
without the courtesy of even letting them know. It's a real breach of
trust.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 18:05:22
From: John M. Kahane <102664.773 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Messages From Earrth>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462400 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.459766 at compuserve.com>
Hullo, Joe,
> I think probably the hardest thing in the writing this season
> has been in pulling the story through the next level, around the
> corner, and into a new relative shape. Some things are the
> same, and a lot of things are different the deeper you go into
> this season. It's been a real tough act to get this boat where
> it needs to go, but I think we pulled it off.
The change in direction of the series is something that, I
think, a lot of us have seen coming, with some of the stuff that
has occurred in the last four episodes of Season Two and the first
nine episodes of Season Three. "Messages From Earth" and "Point of
No Return" bring the real big change that is about to come into
focus, and one can't wonder about how some of the less die-hard
fans of the series are going to react to these changes.
For what it's worth, taking the story that you have so far
and changing the relationships of the characters and the manner in
which Babylon 5 fits into its universe is a move that I consider
to be gutsy, full of possibilities for the future, and more
importantly, one that is something that isn't done all that often
within the sf genre of television. Let me just say that I admire
you making this move in B5, and am looking forward eagerly to the
future episodes of Season Three.
jmk
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Date: 01-Mar-96 20:35:22
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: John M. Kahane <102664.773 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Messages From Earrth>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462522 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462400 at compuserve.com>
Thanks...it's either gutsy or *real* stupid on my part....
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 19:41:24
From: Michael Grabois <74737.2600 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <<PoNR>>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462483 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461899 at compuserve.com>
re: reason for getting Babylon 4 revealed within 6 episodes:
> That'll actually be in May; we get new episodes from April 3
> through the end of May, 8 episodes total, not six.
I took those last two into account, or so I thought. I assumed
that by the end of "Interludes" we would see the need for going
back to get B4, which would be shown in the two-part "War Without
End". Right?
mg
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Date: 01-Mar-96 20:35:25
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Michael Grabois <74737.2600 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <<PoNR>>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462523 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462483 at compuserve.com>
Approximately, yeah....
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 19:45:16
From: Joel Hilke <102354.1702 at compuserve.com>
To: Jon Wolf <76103.2541 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Point of No Return>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462487 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462035 at compuserve.com>
> The Space actors are a lot older the the age they are supposed
> to be portraying.
Typical.
> There are a lot of reasons to hate the show. My "favorite" scene:
> Whatshisname jumps out of the airshaft, runs for the hangar bay
> to steal a fighter, and punches a few keys to open the door in
> this high security area. The buddies immediately follow, and try
> to open the same door. "He's overridden the system!"
:) sounds like the second or third episode.
All I can say is that the show remains inconsistent with its
military logic, but its improved immensely in terms of story,
theme, and characterization - moreso than I remotely expected it
to, in fact.
> Have they ever re-used smart grenades that defy gravity?
And what's your problem with that? B5 has gravity defying video
cameras already! ISN - And Now for a Word.
- Joel
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Date: 01-Mar-96 23:16:27
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Joel Hilke <102354.1702 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Point of No Return>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462611 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462487 at compuserve.com>
"B5 has gravity defying video cameras"
Only if you consider a plane or any other reasonable technology
of flight to be gravity defying.
The video recorders are made of an extremely ultralight
material, new alloys that in total weighs less than an ounce; it has a
visible (and audible) air propulsion system, a high speed fan with a
stabalizer/gyroscope that keeps it steady, and move it forward.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 22:02:42
From: John L. Creigh <75270.423 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <PoNR - Redemption>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462587 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461926 at compuserve.com>
Joe,
The Markab episode reminded me of the AIDS epidemic in the
response of Markab to the disease. Was that your intent?
Regards, John
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Date: 01-Mar-96 23:28:43
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: John L. Creigh <75270.423 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <PoNR - Redemption>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462612 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462587 at compuserve.com>
It's more universal than that. Any time there's a big disease,
we get Stupid. The same exact thing happened with the Black Plague, as
was mentioned in the episode...instead of blaming gays, the leaders of
the time blamed jews and lepers. The whole *point* is to drop politics
and scapegoating whichEVER disease it happens to be next...and there is
always a next...and focus on the problem: the disease.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 22:39:56
From: Joe Salemi [ZD Net] <72631.23 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <<Point of No Return>>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462606 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461894 at compuserve.com>
> "The point of no return: that is the point that must be
> reached." -- Franz Kafka
Hehehe...
Which reminds me of something I wanted to ask you. Ta'Lon's line
about "All answers are replies, but not all replies are answers"
-- is that from something else (a paraphrase perhaps)? Seems I've
heard something like it before.
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Date: 01-Mar-96 23:28:43
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Joe Salemi [ZD Net] <72631.23 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <<Point of No Return>>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462613 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462606 at compuserve.com>
No, I don't think that's a quote from anywhere but the show, at
least insofar as I know.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 22:39:59
From: Joe Salemi [ZD Net] <72631.23 at compuserve.com>
To: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Rage's Thots: PoNR>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462607 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461646 at compuserve.com>
> One of the things about these three episodes that's again worth
> stressing is that they're really one story, linked carefully.
> Each of the three begins *one frame* after the other.
I was wondering about that; so, unlike the usual pattern where
each show is a few weeks after the last, these three are
continuous over a span of a couple of days?
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Date: 01-Mar-96 23:28:44
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Joe Salemi [ZD Net] <72631.23 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Rage's Thots: PoNR>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462614 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462607 at compuserve.com>
Not per se, no; you can have one picking up a frame later, but
there are still time gaps in *story*. Between 1 and 2 there's only a
few hours; but between 2 and 3 there's several days or so.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 22:22:59
From: Mike Hoffmann <100321.2604 at compuserve.com>
To: Carl Bussjaeger <102065.1635 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Violating Your Privacy
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462596 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462534 at compuserve.com>
Carl, Joe and everybody:
It's not that I don't agree with you on the issue of this
invasion of privacy by these slimeballs.
Only: what permanent remedy is there?
They lose an account, they get a new one lightning quick.
Legal action? I'd not be surprised if they are a bunch of
immature kids who would get off with a stern warning - and be back
with a vengeance in an instance. And who has the time or the means
to pursue that?
Physical violence? Of course not! (tempting, I know...)
If there are people who know, please speak up. I haven't the
slightest idea what to do, except gnash my teeth and ignore it,
hoping they will someday piss off a bunch of gang members or so...
Mike
-Mike Hoffmann Cats are nature's way of helping you detect the
people you don't want to know.
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Date: 01-Mar-96 23:32:43
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Mike Hoffmann <100321.2604 at compuserve.com>
Subject: Violating Your Privacy
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462615 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462596 at compuserve.com>
There is no permanent solution; but people should be aware of
this, in case they do have a problem with it, so that they can at least
know it's going on...at most perhaps encourage those doing this to
cease by virtue of complaining about it to them or to their service
providers.
jms
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Date: 01-Mar-96 22:39:54
From: Joe Salemi [ZD Net] <72631.23 at compuserve.com>
To: Jon Wolf <76103.2541 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Point of No Return>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462605 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.461941 at compuserve.com>
> In front of the Walker, a time for awe or fear, he just
> couldn't stop cracking jokes.
That's a VERY human reaction for some people. I spent 5 years as
a cop (and a couple of years before that as a volunteer fireman),
and there were many times where humor was the ONLY sane reaction
to the situations we were faced with. I've heard the same is true
in the military...
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Date: 01-Mar-96 23:32:44
From: J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644 at compuserve.com>
To: Joe Salemi [ZD Net] <72631.23 at compuserve.com>
Subject: <Point of No Return>
Message-ID: <forum.sfmediaone.462616 at compuserve.com>
References: <forum.sfmediaone.462605 at compuserve.com>
Agreed. When I have to go see the dentist, the #1 item on my
fear hit parade...I'm fragging *hysterical*, in the sense that I'm
constantly cracking jokes. It's the only way I can deal with it short
of passing out.
jms
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End of JMS CIS Digest 01-Mar-96 12:30:20 through 01-Mar-96 23:32:44
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