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Jim <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Mark Kent came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a moment ago
> in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
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>> Roy Culley <rgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>>> <pan.2006.09.29.01.48.23.655201@xxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>>>> And here I thought maybe roy-boy had actually gotten some sense!!
>>>
>>> Clearly you do not have enough sense to use a filter. If you don't
>>> want to see the [News] posts then filter them. Myself amd several
>>> others do like the [News] posts.
>>>
>>> Roy S, seems adding the [News] tag doesn't achieve its desired
>>> purpose. Perhaps you should remove it. :-)
>>>
>>
>> It's tempting, I suppose... Again, I remain suspicious of those who
>> would want to remove the clear advocacy postings, like the News
>> articles, and replace them with troll-feeding. Ray has done quite a lot
>> of that over a long period.
>>
>> Why won't Ray use a kfile?
>>
> Four possibilities spring to mind:
>
> 1. Because he doesn't know how?
> 2. Because his newsreader didn't come with one? (unlikely, every reader I've
> seen has a filter)
> 3. Because he's lazy?
> 4. Because he just likes to find an excuse to bitch at something?
>
> For those who choose not to use the [NEWS] filter for whatever reason: Don't
> bitch about it. Live with it.
>
> FWIW, I don't filter the [NEWS] posts, because I find them useful (a lot of
> the stories don't make it to my RSS aggregator for /days/, if ever). My
> filter is reserved for the incurable arseholes who troll the group.
I like them, and read most of them; they're very useful indeed. Some
are worthy of a discussion, some I file elsewhere for future use.
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