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"Morgans" wrote in message ...

"Marc CYBW" wrote

Amen

And I second that Amen. All in favor? ;-)
--
Jim in NC


Aye!

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message
news:5gZqf.310$X86.122@trnddc04...
....you people obliterated Hilton's message with a stream of off-topic
political blather.

Maybe you should reinstall Outlook Express, seeing as how your copy of it
is so broken that you aren't able to junk a thread.

My filters work very well, Mr. Duniho. The fact is I don't want to junk
the thread. I am interested in Hilton's point and the replies that are to
the point. It is the rest of the political gibberish to which I take
umbrage.

In article Pq2rf.632$wQ3.152@trnddc05, "Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com
wrote:

[snip]
The fact is I don't want to junk
the thread. I am interested in Hilton's point and the replies that are to
the point. It is the rest of the political gibberish to which I take
umbrage.

It's too bad that subthreads can't be filtered.

or are there newsreaders that can filter a subthread?

--
Bob Noel
New NHL? what a joke

Bob Noel wrote:

It's too bad that subthreads can't be filtered.

or are there newsreaders that can filter a subthread?

40tude's newsreader, called Dialog (which is what I use), can ignore
branches of threads with its Ignore key.

http://www.40tude.com/dialog/


--
Peter

"Peter R." wrote

40tude's newsreader, called Dialog (which is what I use), can ignore
branches of threads with its Ignore key.

True, but sometimes there is good stuff all mixed in with the garbage.

I usually killfile the biggest offenders, but even then, you have to read
their garbage in the next replied post, if it was quoted. I'm on my
once-in-a-while kick to open up the kill file, to take a look, and see if
everyone still deserves to be in there. It usually does not take too long
to identify the same old few, and return them to "bad graces."

It would be best yet if the garbage was just left out.

I know, tilting at windmills, and all. g
--
Jim in NC

"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message
news:Pq2rf.632$wQ3.152@trnddc05...
My filters work very well, Mr. Duniho. The fact is I don't want to junk
the thread. I am interested in Hilton's point and the replies that are to
the point. It is the rest of the political gibberish to which I take
umbrage.

Then use a news reader that has a more flexible way to filter messages. To
expect the Usenet community to conform to YOUR desire is unreasonable.
Thread drift is an inevitable fact of life on nearly every newsgroup.

In a perfect world, every newsgroup would stay 100% on topic 100% of the
time. But then, in a perfect world we wouldn't have aircraft accidents to
make Hilton angry either. You've been around long enough to know that a
post like yours isn't going to accomplish a single thing.

Pete

"Peter Duniho" wrote

Then use a news reader that has a more flexible way to filter messages.

How? What newsreader? Enlighten us, please?

To expect the Usenet community to conform to YOUR desire is unreasonable.

No, it is you who are unreasonable. You, and others, need to use some self
discipline and restraint, and keep from going down those roads.

It is not just Casey's desire. There are many here who are tired of the
political hijacking, and religion too.

Thread drift is an inevitable fact of life on nearly every newsgroup.

It does not have to be inevitable. It's members can make it stop, by not
replying.

In a perfect world, every newsgroup would stay 100% on topic 100% of the
time. But then, in a perfect world we wouldn't have aircraft accidents to
make Hilton angry either.

She is angry about an aviation problem, not a political problem. Don't
change it to make everything political.

You've been around long enough to know that a
post like yours isn't going to accomplish a single thing.

Ahh, but one can hope, and one can surely voice their disapproval.
--
Jim in NC

Totally agree!

Casey Wilson wrote:
....you people obliterated Hilton's message with a stream of off-topic
political blather.

How rude! It's no record, you've done it to the majority of topics raised
on this forum.

GET A LIFE!!!

TAKE IT TO A POLITICAL FORUM!!

GO FLY!!!

Sheesh....

What irony, the person guilty of thread hijacking is Larry (the
internet police) himself... Hey Larry! where you at buddy? You're on
trial here! Come defend yourself! :^)

I used to be annoyed by the off-topic stuff, but then I discovered
that it's exactly this kind of interaction that makes the newsgroup
interesting and keeps bringing me back.

Trolls like Skylune and others make me laugh and also make the limited
time I spend looking at this screen something to look forward to.