bricksterr
join:2004-08-10
| reply to will98
Re: From todays Toronto Star
As I mentioned in another posts, Gupta really should watch what she says at the risk of offending more Rogers customers with her next release. She sounds about as informed of Usenet as the average internet user, which wouldn't surprise me at all.
To the average bear, who happened by this article, whether he hears the words "usenet" or "newsgroups" he will now immediately associate it with this very dark, sinister underworld of depravity. He certainly won't think of people who were able to seek out others who shared a common interest in everything from egg painting to motorcycle riding to Disney movies!
I guess what I find even more shocking is that this article was written by Tyler Hamilton. He's the Star's cellphone savvy, internet wise tech guru! He simply parroted Rogers release! Now all Star subscribers have the accusations of Rogers basically reinforced by some abysmal and lazy reporting.
I think Gupta AND Hamilton owe some of us an apology.
What happens when Rogers scales back on their next service? Will Gupta claim that they found that these services were used mostly by pathological liars and wife beaters? And will the Star reports such claims as fact?
Disgusting! |
