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Times when real flame wars existed. Fought by persons and characters, not by big media. "During the Cabal's last days, its death was quicken by "comp.women" de
by Aldipower 4y ago
Times when real flame wars existed. Fought by persons and characters, not by big media.
"During the Cabal's last days, its death was quicken by "comp.women" debacle, as it was later known. In summer, 1988, a newsgroup for woman was proposed. Its creation became the subject of a massive flame war because its supporters wanted to put it in the comp.* groups because this would insure a better propagation. Opponents noted that this hierarchy was devoted to far more technical things. After much discussion someone created a "comp.society.woman" out of exasperation. This person got a great deal of flamage for doing so, but the group came to life after it was created. "
- dmix 4y agoNerds love obsessing about the perfect way to categorize things
- thaumasiotes 4y agoHuh? As described, there were two rival points of view: (A) The women group obviously doesn't belong in comp.*, so it shouldn't go there. (B) The women group obviously doesn't belong in comp.*, so it should go there, because it needs to be camouflaged. There was never a question of how to categorize it. The question was whether it was a good idea to trick people into carrying it when they didn't want to.
- IIAOPSW 4y agoIn the most technical sense possible, they were in fact objectifying women.
- copenseethe 4y ago