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What a can of worms we seem to be stirring up. I am sure I had
not meant to be insulting to users of usenet groups (which I
use and enjoy) and I admit that I was hasty in equating 'usenet' 
with 'unmoderated'. 

My comments about the 'dinosaur' came from a colleague (who I shall not
name) who advised me against subscribing for the reasons I have stated.

Let me state it clearly -- I am all for popularizing science. That's
what I get paid to do at Nature, through our syndication service and by
writing our weekly press release. So it's my job.

But as part of that job I recognize that there are many different kinds
of target audience, and that trying to be accessible to everybody usually
ends up pleasing nobody. 

So yes, let us welcome the paleo usenet to the fold, but keep it 
separate from paleonet. Those who want both can then have both, and
those who want just one or the other need not be disturbed.
-- 
Henry Gee

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