"Joy"
bastXXXette
Yowie :

But thats just me, and I won't condemn others for using them, although
I do
dislike the "PLONK!" as a way to do the usenet equivalent of sticking
your
fingers in your ears and yelling 'lalalalala' :-)

I read the "PLONK" as a way of trying to do a big, dramatic exit and
get the last word in an argument. If you don't want to want to read
someone's posts, just KF them discreetly - there's no need for drama.

It's just odd to me, to hear this line of reasoning about killfiles,
that it's some kind of weakness. And it's not just you, Yowie - I've
heard it from several people. (Your point about not condemning others
for using KFs is well-taken though - thanks.) But I "grew up" on Usenet
and email lists, hearing this much-repeated mantra: "You know how to
use the delete key." This was always invoked whenever someone started
bitching about things other people were saying. In fact, it was
considered rude *not* to use the delete key when necessary. I guess
beliefs have changed?

I think it's important to remember that this isn't an in-person
conversation, where it would indeed be rude to ignore certain
individuals in a group. It's just individual people scattered over
the globe, sitting alone at their individual computers, and having
several simultaneous conversations using the same medium. So naturally,
we're going to read some of the discussions and not others. And
naturally,
we're going to like some of the people and not others. The beauty of
online communication is that you can choose not to interact with some
of the people, without it disrupting the overall social environment.
It's important to make the distinction between online and in-person
social interactions. I think a lot of people tend to forget that there
even *is* a distinction.

I don't mean to detract from your desire for self-control, etc. Just
wanted to say a little more about my philosopy of internet socializing.

--
Joyce ^..^

I agree with you, Joyce. I wish more people would do that, or take their
arguments to email, instead of attacking and/or bickering on the
newsgroup.

Joy

I agree with all of you, and I also wish people would take their arguments
to e-mail.
RPCA is supposed to be a fun place, and altho I've only been here since
March, I've grown to love it here
Hugs to all
Kyla