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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
This Thread came to fruition by means of thoughts provoked by the first
reply to a recent thread regarding "Reviews Needed" asking how much will be paid for writing such reviews. Those who read newsgroups that are shallow enough, not open minded, gave up on a debate/discussion because they are not swayed by any argument to the extent that they stand ground on held position(s) of topic(s), were insulted by any means including but not limited to meeting a superior match of intellect, or for any reason(s) I have ommited, and choose to ignore (killfile, etc.) anyone on usenet speak volumes of the type of mindset (and maturity level) that they carry. Simply put, a threat to killfile anyone makes you look like a quitter. One would think that a discussion/debate forum such as Usenet which is opinionated and can offer heated topic debate would be the last place for a quitter. Another thought that comes to mind regarding quitters, is that (as mentioned by others) even if you could killfile, you would see the postings from those killfiled cut and pasted by others that are not. Correct me if I am wrong, as I have little knowledge of killfile since I have never used (for reasons mentioned above), nor will ever use anything that resembles the purpose and function of such a thing. A final and most important thought comes to mind regarding the topic of ignoring any other Usenet User(s), hence the title and main body of subject matter of this Thread; By avoiding certain postings, you may be missing out on valuable insight and information, not to mention becoming more cultured about how other people think and what their views are on certain topics. Information has long been bought and sold in many forms....books, music, movies, newspapers, magazines, etc., etc. There are plenty of Travel and Cruise Books which people spend money on everyday. Gaining valuable insight from others (some of which have spent in the millions of dollars over a lifetime of world travel like myself) of where to go, where not to go, what to do, what not to do, what and where to eat and not eat, what shops to patronize and which ones to avoid, best and worst places and times to travel, best and worst ways to get there and back, etc., etc. will not only have been missed out on, but the time it took to share said useful and valuable information will be wasted too. Just some thoughts and opinions I have *that I would like to share free of charge and hopefully with everyone*. NookeyBear "Thanks for telling us about that out of the way secret cove to go swimming in. It was the highlight of our vacation and we would have never known about it had you not shared (or we had not read) the information" Usenet is not only a wealth of useful information, it can be entertaining as well.....not bad considering the cost. |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
BN - I have read and re-read your post. To my consternation I do not
understand one word you have written. But that is nothing in itself as I am the lucky receipient of an award for being the most confused poster in r t c. I have also read your other posts and have much difficulty dgesting them. I have even gone to your web site which if I was confused before I am totally lost now. Therefore, it is with apology I shall have to skip over your posts in future SUNNY........really does hope one day to be able to fathom your writings S'nd I |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
In article , Bare Nookey
wrote: A final and most important thought comes to mind regarding the topic of ignoring any other Usenet User(s), hence the title and main body of subject matter of this Thread; By avoiding certain postings, you may be missing out on valuable insight and information, not to mention becoming more cultured about My insight is that people who usually argue most vehemently agianst kill files are usually trolls. They don't like to be ignored. By avoiding certain postings you can avoid trolls, racists, porn, people who post expletives, idiots, spam, fanatics, off-topic posts and threads and information you have no interest in reading. Since rec.travel.cruises is unmoderated it is a way of doing your own moderating. A kill file capability makes reading rec.travel.cruises or other Usenet unmoderated newsgroups easier and more interesting. Another thought that comes to mind regarding quitters, is that (as mentioned by others) even if you could killfile, you would see the postings from those killfiled cut and pasted by others that are not. Correct me if I am wrong, as I have little knowledge of killfile since I have never used (for reasons mentioned above), nor will ever use anything that resembles the purpose and function of such a thing. You can kill file the thread or kill file those who constantly reply to those in your kill file if you don't want to read the cut and pasted quoted text. For those with more initiative and an advanced newsreader that allows filtering by regular expressions and references headers, and some script writing knowledge, if we want to, we can kill file the replies to those who cut and paste from those in our kill files. In other words, if I kill file you, I could kill file the posts in a thread that have references to your posts with cuts and pastes. -- Charles |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
My insight is that people who usually argue most vehemently agianst
kill files are usually trolls There are exceptions to the rules in anything. You miss out on advertising when you block spam. You *could be* missing out on insight and valuable complimentary information when you killfile. "Skipping" over things after eyeballing for a synopsis works just as well. I take it you have marked *me* as a "Troll" for having the opinion that killfiles are a waste. In any event, I hope to gain as much as I put into things on Usenet. I see the glass of life as half full, not half empty. NookeyBear |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
BN - I have read and re-read your post. To my consternation I do not
understand one word you have written. But that is nothing in itself as I am the lucky receipient of an award for being the most confused poster in r t c. I have also read your other posts and have much difficulty dgesting them. I have even gone to your web site which if I was confused before I am totally lost now. Therefore, it is with apology I shall have to skip over your posts in future SUNNY........really does hope one day to be able to fathom your writings S'nd I Best of luck on all your Usenet Endeavors, even if you have "skipped" over this and/or do not understand this sentence. NookeyBear |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
BN - I have read and re-read your post. To my consternation I do not
understand one word you have written. But that is nothing in itself as I am the lucky receipient of an award for being the most confused poster in r t c. I have also read your other posts and have much difficulty dgesting them. I have even gone to your web site which if I was confused before I am totally lost now. Therefore, it is with apology I shall have to skip over your posts in future SUNNY........really does hope one day to be able to fathom your writings Oh and by the way, if you were being facetious, forgive me for not picking up on your sense of humor more rapidly. Nookey |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
They don't like to be ignored.
Why bother posting something if not everyone is going to read it. Plus, I would think the threads would get a bit confusing sometimes if you only have part of what is being said. off-topic posts Every newsgroup I have ever read has OT posts. Even group related posts turn OT half way through and spark more unrelated/semi related discussion. NookeyBear |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
Bare Nookey wrote: My insight is that people who usually argue most vehemently agianst kill files are usually trolls There are exceptions to the rules in anything. You miss out on advertising when you block spam. You *could be* missing out on insight and valuable complimentary information when you killfile. "Skipping" over things after eyeballing for a synopsis works just as well. I take it you have marked *me* as a "Troll" for having the opinion that killfiles are a waste. In any event, I hope to gain as much as I put into things on Usenet. I see the glass of life as half full, not half empty. NookeyBear NB, It would help if you show who you are responding to, makes it a little easier to follow a thread. sue |
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Valuable Insight (A Note On How To Read Newsgroups)
Bare Nookey wrote: They don't like to be ignored. Why bother posting something if not everyone is going to read it. When I post it is because I have something to say or add, but I do not expect everyone to read every post I make. Most of us have a life away from the computer and don't have the time or interest to read "every" post. sue |
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