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Re: Junk Filers, was: Say Susan
de -=| Paul |=- 06/17/2006 04:11
On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:05:15 GMT, "-=| Paul |=-" <me@privacy.net>
wrote:
:: On 16 Jun 2006 20:44:46 GMT, elaich <a@b.c> wrote:
::
:: :: "Ziggy Zagnuts" <yes@positively4thstreet.com> wrote in news:4492d47b$0$3578
:: :: $88260bb3@free.teranews.com:
:: ::
:: :: >>> I sure hope if you have a problem and ask a question of the group
:: :: >>> that the person who answers correctly doesn't top post it.
:: :: >>
:: :: >> Generally, that's not much of a concern.
:: :: >
:: :: > A non-answer.
:: ::
:: :: No, it isn't. 95% of top posters have absolutely nothing of value to offer.
::
:: I don't usually bottom-post (for reasons I won't go into), but I want
:: to make a point here.
::
:: The original post was about filtering out bigoted messages. I was
:: amazed how closely my recently-constructed filter resembled Larry's:
::
:: subject: muslim | {terroris} | {hindu} | {zioni} | christian
:: church | abortion | allah | islam
::
:: The topic then devolved into the well-worn top- vs. bottom-posting
:: argument, culminating with Ziggy's incredible statement that "... 95%
:: of top posters have absolutely nothing of value to offer."
::
:: At first offended and shocked, I soon realized that what I want to
:: filter out are "contributions" by those who are narrow-minded,
:: resistant to knowledge and change, and unwilling to re-think their
:: positions, to learn and to grow.
::
:: So, thank you, Ziggy, for stimulating me to think a little more deeply
:: about the subject of filtering. I will now update my filter.
::
:: -- Paul
Begging everyone's pardon, especially Ziggy's, I now see that the
offending poster was "elaich." Filter amended. -- Paul