On 1/26/2005 2:11 PM US(ET), zxcvbob took fingers to keys, and typed the
following:

Matt wrote:

As Effi has so masterfully 'plonked' me, I decided to ask about this
action.

From what I understand - this is the term applied when someone is

killfiled.

Now, here is what is hilarious: The 'Plonker' ALWAYS lets the 'Plonkee'
know they have been 'Plonked', by responding to a post that they don't
agree with by using the phrase 'Plonk', sometimes 'Plonk!', or, my
personal favorite - '*Plonk*'.

Why would the plonker feel the need to do this? Could they not, for
example, simply killfile the person and then remain silent? Or, is this
the usenet equivelant of 'Nanny nany boo boo, I can't hear you - and
now I told you'?


Yes. It's an infantile way of having the last word on some topic.

Am I really supposed to care that I've been 'plonked'? Does the fact
that someone I don't know, and will never know has claimed that they
are ignoring me - supposed to cause me some sort of pain?


You are supposed to be emotionally devastated. ;-)


Here is the funny part though: Plonkers RARELY, if EVER, actually
'plonk' anyone. Oh sure, they tell you they did... but it's not long
before someone who is supposedly ignoring me comes back with a lame
attempt at an insult sooner or later.
I don't understand it, but I do think it's hilarious.


When I do killfile someone, I don't make a big production out of it,
and I usually unkillfile them after a couple of weeks. Maybe the
plonkers are also using their killfile as a "penalty box" rather than
a death sentence... but I doubt it.

Best regards,
Bob


I am with you. I currently have 15 usernames killfiled in this a.h.r. group.
No one knows who they are, because I haven't made a big announcement
about who they are, like that is supposed to influence anyone else.


--
Bill