On 6/25/2010 6:43 PM, Robert Green wrote:
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I reserve a killfile for only the most horribly obnoxious and
foul posters. I haven't really come across anyone like that in
this group.

I believe I've only KF'ed only two, which is remarkable for a group this
size. Most people really do behave themselves here, and I've seen nothing
like what happens in groups that are the victims of deliberately destuctive
acts. A little around the edges, maybe, but well within tolerance.
Hopefully it can stay that way, especially if OT'ers can remember to show a
little consideration by marking their threads OT.

A thread can easily be killed by pressing K in my
newsreader which is Thunderbird and I will do that when some
idiot decides to advertise gold watches, etc. Most OT threads
will eventually fade unless it's kept going by jousting trolls.

Or, like the BP spill, until the problem is solved or fades from view.

It's easier to kill a thread without a second thought than to
configure a killfile. Perhaps more folks should try that instead.

Less panty bunching and more pressing "Next" goes a long way towards keeping
the peace.

--
Bobby G.



I think there is only one person/creature in my killfile and he/she/it
is not posting in alt.home.repair. It's so easy to skip a thread with
Thunderbird by pressing "R" which marks the thread read without wiping
it out by pressing "K". There are threads I may not be interested in at
a particular time but someone who has a good head on their shoulders
may post something to the thread and I might want to read it. There is
so much good information posted to this group by some wonderful folks
who know what they're talking about. A famous man once said, "Experience
is a fool's best teacher." If I read about what some fool
has done to cause damage to whatever, I'm going to pay attention and
not repeat his or her mistake. I get a lot of links from this group.

TDD