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Subject:Re: Using the Term "User" From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 3 Dec 1993 09:25:41 PST
Karl L. Smart said:
> The reasoning is that the term "user" has extremely strong connotations
> with drug users, and that an alternative term would be more appropriate.
ROFL!! I love it! I always knew computers were addictive!
No, I don't have any constructive suggestions. I'm sorry, I think
the other possibilities sound funny and not quite right.
