On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:50:31 +0100, Java Jive
wrote:

I've noticed from others' replies that someone contributing to this
thread called Derek is blocked,

A tragedy from which the world may very well survive, and a matter
which is of no consequence to me.

But since you are so ignorant of the simple everyday conventions of
Usenet I feel it is my duty to make sure that you are aware that is
generally seen as the usenet equivalent of sticking your fingers in
your ears and running round shouting -Nah Nah, na Nah Nah, I can't
hear you.

It is also generally regarded as bad form to kill file someone and
then afterwards, whilst skulking behind your kill file, to make a show
of telling everybody what you have done.


and IIRC possibly one other. Noone
making a major contribution to it though. But you say 'us' - you're
not blocked, and from what I can remember your posts have been more
even-handed than not.

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:56:40 +0100, Paul Martin
wrote:

In article ,
Java Jive wrote:
You seem to living in another world. Noone here seems to be agreeing
with you at all.

You've obviously got a few of us blocked, then?

Derek