Maybe this is a question for a survey: Who opens links from unknown posters? And why?
If you open such a link, you shouldn't complain if it's obscene. Just as if you answer a phone call with an "unknown caller" ID, you shouldn't complain if it's a telemarketer.
I don't even open posts, let alone links, from people I don't recognize. I wait for someone else to do the honors and then check out the reply. (It worked this time; I never saw the original message but I've enjoyed all the brouhaha it's caused!)
I don't even open posts, let alone links, from people I don't recognize. I wait for someone else to do the honors and then check out the reply.
I hardly open links even by people I recognize. That's partly a hangover from my dialup days where a link could well cause my pc to freeze. If a lot of people comment on a link and it sounds like it's safe, I might take a look. Some unknown person talking about her husband's meatloaf? Not a chance I'd go there, and to each their own, of course, but I'll never understand those who just open every link posted. I *assume* it's some kind of scam/whatever.
"Felice" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Maybe this is a question for a survey: Who opens links from unknown posters? And why?
If you open such a link, you shouldn't complain if it's obscene. Just as if you answer a phone call with an "unknown caller" ID, you shouldn't complain if it's a telemarketer.
I don't even open posts, let alone links, from people I don't recognize. I wait for someone else to do the honors and then check out the reply. (It worked this time; I never saw the original message but I've enjoyed all the brouhaha it's caused!)
"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"Felice" <[email hidden]> wrote
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I don't even open posts, let alone links, from people I don't recognize. I wait for someone else to do the honors and then check out the reply.
I hardly open links even by people I recognize. That's partly a hangover from my dialup days where a link could well cause my pc to freeze. If a lot of people comment on a link and it sounds like it's safe, I might take a look. Some unknown person talking about her husband's meatloaf? Not a chance I'd go there, and to each their own, of course, but I'll never understand those who just open every link posted. I *assume* it's some kind of scam/whatever.
No offense meant to the openers in the group.
nancy the paranoid
I did because I'm *very* new to reading this group - like 5 days, but I've enjoyed everyone's posts and food talk. I needed eye bleach after that picture. Or some kind of psychiatric treatment. 24 hours later and I still see it. blargh.
"Felice" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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Maybe this is a question for a survey: Who opens links from unknown posters? And why?
If you open such a link, you shouldn't complain if it's obscene. Just as if you answer a phone call with an "unknown caller" ID, you shouldn't complain if it's a telemarketer.
I don't even open posts, let alone links, from people I don't recognize. I wait for someone else to do the honors and then check out the reply. (It worked this time; I never saw the original message but I've enjoyed all the brouhaha it's caused!)
I usually do the same.
But I never saw any of tht thread because he's in my idiot bin, along with a few others.
-- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia
Wars begin where you will... but they do not end where you please.
