In message , Mary Shafer
writes
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 01:55:09 +0000 (UTC), Sander Vesik
wrote:

In sci.space.policy Mary Shafer wrote:
On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 06:08:54 GMT, (Derek
Lyons) wrote:

One of the most thoughtful and reasonable posts yet. I may steal this
next time I take on those zealots at slashdot. (I really wish more
the clued in regulars here would join in there.. Stuffie has more
common sense and intelligence than they collectively do.)

What is slashdot? I've heard of it, but I have no idea what it is.

Think of a variant of usenet that was concentrated into one web site,
except that only selct few could introduce new topics and where only
people capable of demonstrating lots of juvenile humour would be
allowed to be moderators. Oh, and I almost forgot about astroturfing
being considered the norm.

OK, now you have to tell me what "astroturfing" is, since I suspect
it's not enclosing the stadium and having to lay plastic grass because
the real grass died for lack of light.

My first thought was the guy who was asked if he preferred grass or
Astroturf - "I've never smoked Astroturf"