Oh Frank believe me I have no intention of leaving. I find most of the =
post quite informative and will continue to read them. I have seen the =
troll attacks all to often on alt.smokers.pipes in the 6 or 8 years I =
have been an active member so its nothing new I just hate to see what it =
can do to a good news group.
David "Puff" Griffis

"Frank McVey" wrote in message =
...
I second what you're saying, Puff. However, some senior and very
well-respected members of the group have been under a sustained troll =
attack
and have the right to defend themselves in the forum in which they =
were
attacked. In the case of the last series of exchanges, the troll =
seems to
be a poster who has been purporting to be one of our own for the last =
18
months or so - he claims to have had his identity hijacked on a number =
of
occasions by yet another troll. I can't figure out who is the troll =
and who
isn't, but since the aforementioned poster contributes little to the =
group
other than controversy and discord, I've filtered them both with =
complete
impartiality. A plague on both their houses.
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As for the ****ing contest, a cursory search of Google will allow you =
to
make up your own mind as to where the right of the matter lies.
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If you still have problems, then it's a simple matter to kill-file =
those to
whom you take exception - see David Eisan's FAQ, which he posts =
regularly.
Most of the good guys fly under their own colours so it isn't hard. =
There
is at least one resident non-Wreck troll who keeps morphing his =
identity,
making it harder to plonk him, but he's a just a lightweight maggot - =
no,
less than that - just a yeast infection on an otherwise healthy body, =
so
ignore him. You'll quickly get to recognise his posts.
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Welcome aboard, and I trust that the current spat won't discourage you =
from
learning from - and contributing to - the "Wreck"
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Cheers,
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Frank
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"Puff Griffis" wrote in message
...
I know I am new to this NG but not to Usenet. I am so tired of =
this
****ing contest between different factions of this NG. Cant you =
fellows call
a truce or something ? Ignore each other ? Whatever it takes just =
please
drop it you are ruining a fine forum just to out do each other. Flame =
wars
are an apparent thriving cancer in all of Usenet but it does not have =
to be
this way. If everyone would just grow up and act their age then this =
forum
can return to a decent place to learn about wood working.
Puff
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