OT: Your favorite self-carbonated drink mix
On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:47:15 +1000, Dave Smith >
wrote:
>On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:45:35 -0500, "cshenk"
> wrote:
>
>>John Doe wrote:
>>
>>> A kill file is for dummies.
>>>
>>> No intelligent person hides the activity of their foe.
>>>
>>> Besides, most kill file users are not smart enough (or not capable,
>>> like a Google groups user) to ignore a thread branch, so they end up
>>> stumbling over replies to the person in their kill file. The only
>>> thing a kill file does is let a not quite grown up poster taunt other
>>> people about being kill filed.
>>>
>>> Mutual blocking would be an entirely different matter. But,
>>> unfortunately, that's not available.
>>>
>>> The best and only really useful USENET filter is "ignore thread
>>> branch", to ignore a thread or subthread with a single key.
>>
>>Only trolls care about killfiles.
>
>You often mention yours, silly.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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Bruce (not Dave Smith)
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