"Jay Honeck" writes:

[...] Skipping a thread -- or marking it "read" -- takes a second.
[...]

Yes, but on an ongoing basis, every such a second is an aggrevating
waste. It drains the joy (such as it is) of participating.

It would be better if all those who actively enable msxmanic, by
answering his unbelievably lazy and uninformed questions, were to sit
back and stay quiet unless their replies are witty or informative
enough for the bulk of the audience.

There's a lot of value here, and you're one of the more level-headed
aviators in the group. Start some good threads, instead of leaving,
dang it!

Sometimes, ostracism of harmful elements (and their enablers!) can do
more-long term good. Technical translation? Get your news-reader
software to score down not just the dumbest of threads, but every
person who participates in them.

- FChE