From: gummby3@suddenlink.net   
      
   Sue, normally I'm the one telling people to ignore the trolls.  The   
   only reason I saw this post is because it was posted with his/her   
   quote in it.  I honestly want to hear him/her back up what was posted.   
      
   Since this is the most he/she (I say he/she because Ali is a unisex   
   name) has written in a single post, I'm curious.  Let's break this   
   down:   
      
   >why take so much offense to what i think ?   
      
   The same can be asked about you.  You have come into a newsgroup with   
   a specific topic, yet you have done nothing but belittle the other   
   posters.  Evidently, you take offense on what everyone else posts.   
   Why?   
      
   >i didn't realize no one here has any kind of sense of humor   
   >or sarcasm   
      
   Again, you have yet to make any constructive posts for us to tell the   
   difference between your "humor" and your "sarcasm".  You have done   
   nothing but goad people into arguing with your asinine comments.   
      
   >when you spend your life in here trying to impress the other 9 people   
   >you may be the one who needs a life   
      
   There are more than 9 posters here.  Most have stopped posting because   
   of trolls posting comments that neither advance the group or   
   contribute in conversations in any way.  My single post asking about   
   everyone's collecting habits has drawn at least one non-regular poster   
   out.  I'm hoping that this group can get back to way it was years ago.   
      
   >collecting autographs is fun,not a way of life   
      
   Ah!  So you do have some connection to the hobby.  Why don't you post   
   about that instead of goading trouble?   
      
   >we all have opinions,apparently you're not mature enough to   
   >understand   
   >that   
      
   And now we get to a good point.  You are saying that we don't respect   
   your right to make your "posts", but you don't respect the opinion of   
   the majority of the regular posters on what we accept.  This group is   
   about autograph collecting, but it is also about the entertainment   
   world in general too.  Who cares if death notices are posted.  The   
   notices have been noted on here for all of the years that I've been   
   here.  So far, you are the only one that has a problem with it.  If   
   you don't like it, don't read it.  I don't read every single post made   
   in the groups that I follow.  It's as simple as that.  I also make my   
   post about cancelled TV shows.  It's not about autograph collecting,   
   in general, but it is related.  You are more than welcome to   
   contribute to the group.  Lord knows we need more posters.  If you're   
   not interested in contributing to the group, it's like complaining   
   about reality TV, yet you watch the shows every week.  It makes no   
   sense.   
      
      
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