Tom Sherman said:Pat ? said:Quoted message said:..I really don't mind POV's which differ from my own, but to berate a
fellow poster then announce you've just dumped them in the killfile is
kinda like thumbing your opponent in the eye with 5 seconds remaining in
the final round of boxing match...Best Regards - Mike Baldwin
Seems to me it's the final straw for someone who has gone too far. When I
plonk someone, it's because I am so disgusted that I don't wish to see
anything from the other person from that point onward. I plonked a guy on
another newsgroup yesterday for continually spewing homophobic nonsense
after being told by several people that he should stop it. You want me to
continue reading his vile rants so I can, what, engage him in discourse?
Forget that!
If you kill-file someone, you should not comment on doing so, or on the
kill-filed poster in the future.
I too have no problem with different points of view. That's what
actually helps people out in the long run.
However, when a person or persons consistently posts nothing but
drivel, knocks, slams or any other garbage that is spewed then there
is no choice but to put these people on a "plonk" list.
Unfortunately, there ARE people that continue to respond by quoting
them. Therefore passing by the kill-file and, occasionally, one reads
this trash.
If more folks would stop quoting the drivel then the poster would
probably stop.
I do not like to have to use a kill-file but there are some instances
which I do use them. I have been using the newsgroups for many years
now and have seen these types come and go. They will always be around
as you can't please all of the people. There are going to be
disagreements and discussions that will sometimes become heated.
But there is absolutely no reason to continually slam and berate
people who are posting questions and answers that make sense to them.
As I learned many years ago, the only stupid question is the one that
is never asked.
I'll continue to post from time to time here and other places in the
newsgroups, as I have done for many years.
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle.....
....I no longer despair for the human race.
---H.G. Wells---