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Re: Junk Filers, was: Say Susan
de cory 06/17/2006 06:41
"-=| Paul |=-" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
FWIW: someone's sloppy editing has led you to a misattribution. "Ziggy"
said nothing of the sort, in fact his resonse to your quoted line (from
"eliach") was: "That is plain stupid. More than stupid."
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