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Yowie wrote:
There are only two people who live permanantly in my killfile. Neither post to this group, but they are perpetual 'spammers' of the groups they are in - not spam as in UCE, UCE? Hmm..."Unsolicited Commercial Effluent"? Occasionally folks do end up in my killfile for a little while but thats so I don't blast off a fiery post in response, rather than any punishment to them. It's puzzling to me that so many people consider the use of a killfile to be a "punishment". I use mine all the time, and I doubt the people who are in it feel particularly punished by it - most are probably unaware of it, as I rarely post a "PLONK" message when I do it. I use it mostly to keep my reading time down to the minimum, spent mostly on people whose writing I enjoy. Once I calm down, out they come again and we go merrily on our way, with me promising myself that *this time* I'll show a bit more personal restraint rather than relying on the KF. :-) This makes it sound like a killfile is a crutch, and that relying on it shows some kind of weakness and lack of discipline or something. It's just a convenience, to make life on the net more pleasant and less time- consuming. -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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Kyla =^. .^=` wrote:
"Daniel Mahoney" On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:56 -0500, Granby wrote: I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that. Yeah, that is a problem. Having someone in your killfile works for messages posted by the individuals in question (until they change their posting name), but when other people quote them in replies you still see them. I was thinking of changing my posting name, but can't think of what to change it to, so I guess I'll just be Kyla. I find that "ignore thread" can be a big help sometimes too. Hmmm, I may have to try that if things get that bad. We must get this place back to being fun again. I loathe all this fussing and fighting. Hugs Kyla I kinda stopped reading for a couple of days because of it. It's better to just "catch up" and pass through most of it than have to deal with it all. kili |
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Yowie wrote: There are only two people who live permanantly in my killfile. Neither post to this group, but they are perpetual 'spammers' of the groups they are in - not spam as in UCE, UCE? Hmm..."Unsolicited Commercial Effluent"? Occasionally folks do end up in my killfile for a little while but thats so I don't blast off a fiery post in response, rather than any punishment to them. It's puzzling to me that so many people consider the use of a killfile to be a "punishment". I use mine all the time, and I doubt the people who are in it feel particularly punished by it - most are probably unaware of it, as I rarely post a "PLONK" message when I do it. I use it mostly to keep my reading time down to the minimum, spent mostly on people whose writing I enjoy. Once I calm down, out they come again and we go merrily on our way, with me promising myself that *this time* I'll show a bit more personal restraint rather than relying on the KF. :-) This makes it sound like a killfile is a crutch, and that relying on it shows some kind of weakness and lack of discipline or something. It's just a convenience, to make life on the net more pleasant and less time- consuming. Its just me and my personal beliefs, Joyce. There's something in me that says that a killfile is a lazy way to deal with people or threads that annoy me and that i should have the *self discipline* to not engage in the first place, or to walk away politely if I somehow get involved. 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' :-) Yowie |
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"Will in New Haven" wrote in message
... On Jul 30, 5:38 pm, "CatNipped" wrote: "Kyla =^. .^=`" wrote in messagenews:WvKdncjbQf2lRg3VnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comca st.com... "Daniel Mahoney" On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:56 -0500, Granby wrote: I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that. Yeah, that is a problem. Having someone in your killfile works for messages posted by the individuals in question (until they change their posting name), but when other people quote them in replies you still see them. I was thinking of changing my posting name, but can't think of what to change it to, so I guess I'll just be Kyla. I find that "ignore thread" can be a big help sometimes too. Hmmm, I may have to try that if things get that bad. We must get this place back to being fun again. I loathe all this fussing and fighting. Hugs Kyla "God is an iron" ~ Spider Robinso "Shared pain is lessened. Shared joy is increased." - Spider Robinson "But being a pain in the ass just keeps on hurting" - Me -- Will in New Haven ROTFLMAOWTIME! Good one, Will, touché! Hugs, CatNipped |
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Will in New Haven wrote in
: On Jul 30, 3:12 pm, "Granby" wrote: I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that. I've been on UseNet since the beginning of time without a killfile. There's little point to them if they DO keep you from seeing someone's messages and less if they don't. Of course, I am the soul of kindness and never give anyone a hard time and only person in all that time has come to New Haven with the stated intention of doing me bodily harm. -- Will in New Haven Yeah, also been here since the dawn of time and also never used a killfile and never will. Way to easy to not read or not be bothered by postings. No one here pays my salary so it's all a grain of salt in the end. |
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"Yowie" wrote in
: Will in New Haven wrote: On Jul 30, 3:12 pm, "Granby" wrote: I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that. I've been on UseNet since the beginning of time without a killfile. There's little point to them if they DO keep you from seeing someone's messages and less if they don't. Of course, I am the soul of kindness and never give anyone a hard time and only person in all that time has come to New Haven with the stated intention of doing me bodily harm. There are only two people who live permanantly in my killfile. Neither post to this group, but they are perpetual 'spammers' of the groups they are in - not spam as in UCE, but just strange stream-of-conciousness stuff of an obviously disturbed mind. The regular folks in the NGs they are in pay them no mind either, such that unless some newbie comes along and replies with the usual "WTF?" the regulars in the NGs often forget they are there. As for here, I can usually sense where a thread is heading and just skip over the worst of it until the the thread pattern looks like its back to non-flaming chat (the 'shape' of the thread is different). Occasionally folks do end up in my killfile for a little while but thats so I don't blast off a fiery post in response, rather than any punishment to them. Once I calm down, out they come again and we go merrily on our way, with me promising myself that *this time* I'll show a bit more personal restraint rather than relying on the KF. :-) Currently no-one from RPCA is in there. Yowie Is one of them being spied upon by the uk government via his TV set? |
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Yowie wrote:
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 ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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... Yowie wrote: 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 |
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"kilikini" Kyla =^. .^=` wrote: "Daniel Mahoney" On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:56 -0500, Granby wrote: I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that. Yeah, that is a problem. Having someone in your killfile works for messages posted by the individuals in question (until they change their posting name), but when other people quote them in replies you still see them. I was thinking of changing my posting name, but can't think of what to change it to, so I guess I'll just be Kyla. I find that "ignore thread" can be a big help sometimes too. Hmmm, I may have to try that if things get that bad. We must get this place back to being fun again. I loathe all this fussing and fighting. Hugs Kyla I kinda stopped reading for a couple of days because of it. It's better to just "catch up" and pass through most of it than have to deal with it all. kili I agree sweetie. Hug Kyla |
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"Will in New Haven" On Jul 30, 3:12 pm, "Granby" I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that. I've been on UseNet since the beginning of time without a killfile. There's little point to them if they DO keep you from seeing someone's messages and less if they don't. Of course, I am the soul of kindness and never give anyone a hard time and only person in all that time has come to New Haven with the stated intention of doing me bodily harm. -- Will in New Haven Will, you ARE a kind soul and never give anyone a hard time. I am using a killfile ATM, however, and am ignoring meanies. Hug Kyla |
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