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Subject: =6= Epilogue.  Usenet Winter Olympics.
Message-ID: <1992Nov19.060018.11360@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
From: forbes@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (Scott Forbes)
Date: 19 Nov 92 06:00:18 GMT
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Organization: Usenet Sports Programming Network
Keywords: Usenet Winter Olympics coverage -- exclusively on USPN!
Summary: You did read the Prologue back in part =0=, didn't you?
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Gene:
>Failure.  A complete failure, in every respect.  Not only did we
>fail to regain control of the net, but we've unleashed a force
>that could actually make the net easier to use -- which is exactly
>what the newbies want, and what we wanted to avoid.

Peter:
>They're going to make it so easy to create a newsgroup that any
>fool could do it -- and that means we end up with one newsgroup
>per fool.  The net will fragment, the namespace will collapse --
>doesn't anybody understand what a *hierarchy* is anymore, dammit?

Dave:
>The Backbone Cabal is doomed, destroyed.  If the Guidelines become
>easy to use and understand, if the rules are made simple enough
>that a first-time reader of Usenet would know what was going on...
>[shudder] I can't even think of the consequences.  The rabble will
>outnumber us --

Brad:
>The rabble *already* outnumber us.  It's only a matter of time
>before enough of them gain in power, and then it's all over.

Rich Kulawiec:
>There must be a way!  I'll think of something!

Gene:
>It's too late for that, Rich.  Your plan has failed -- and you
>know the penalty for failure.

Rich:
>No, please!  I'll do anything!

Gene:
>Dave, Brad:  Escort Mr. Kulawiec to the Fidonet-to-News gateway.
>I think accessing the network through a 1200-baud bulletin board
>somewhere in, shall we say, Newark? --

Rich:
>NOOOOOOOO!

Gene:
>-- would be a most appropriate "reward" for his services.

Rich:
>You can't do this!  I need the net!  I've got to have all that
>information, flowing freely!  I'll go insane without it!

Gene:
>Oh, it's information you crave, is it?  Well, just to show you a
>small measure of kindness:  Give him a subscription to USA TODAY.

Rich:
>AAAAUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Rich is dragged kicking and screaming from the conference room.
After a few moments and a muffled "thump", Dave and Brad return.]

Gene:
>Gentlemen, once again we have a vacant seat on the Cabal; our 
>first order of business is finding a new member.  I understand
>this Hayes fellow is available...

[The End?]