From: normdeplume@nolocale.com   
      
   §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   > thesaprophyte wrote:   
   >> §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>> thesaprophyte wrote:   
   >>>> §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >>>>> thesaprophyte wrote:   
   >>>>>> Swipecat wrote:   
   >>>>>>> You probably don't know this since you're new here and seem to be   
   >>>>>>> posting to Usenet through WebTV, but Usenet is an ancient pre-web   
   >>>>>>> discussion system, distributed by a network of Internet servers.   
   >>>>>>> That means it's unmoderated, with no way to block deliberately   
   >>>>>>> disruptive posters,   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Yes and no. We still have a card up our fursuit sleeves. Stay   
   >>>>>> tooned...   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> --   
   >>>>>> The Saprophyte   
   >>>>>> --   
   >>>>> Sure: fire up the cancelbot and hope that all the peers recieving   
   >>>>> the control:cancel messages honor those...still...at this late day.   
   >>>>> Or (and I know this is a long shot and a bit of a stretch for   
   >>>>> people stuck in a terminal case of GROUPTHINK) you could man up,   
   >>>>> use a kilfile and have either the discipline or patience to wait   
   >>>>> until the "tr0llz" wander away, as they predictably will. ADHD &   
   >>>>> all that :)   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But hey! I'm not an actual "furry" but a WERE, and we see things a   
   >>>>> little differently. Now where the fuck is Wanderer?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> A tool is no good if it isn't used. We have the means and brunt   
   >>>> skulls require blunt instruments, and since blunt skulls are   
   >>>> involved, I shall enslave them in the name of my cone heritage.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'll admit my patience has been worn thin from being on other groups   
   >>>> where we're not allowed to take the shot when it's sorely needed.   
   >>>> Even if I wouldn't have normally, suddenly not even having the   
   >>>> option adds a certain tension. The T-shirt definition of stress and   
   >>>> all that.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> For a were though, you aren't exactly showing a lot of pack loyalty.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> --   
   >>>> The Saprophyte   
   >>>> --   
   >>>   
   >>> Ok, I'll bite. Here's my take on the whole oddly territorial feelings   
   >>> the regs have for a newsgroup: its daft. Newsclients (most if not   
   >>> all) have filters built in so theres no need to read anything you   
   >>> dont want to :)   
   >>   
   >> Under ordinary circumstances for ordinary dick posts and even most   
   >> random trollings, I actually agree with you. But, two things, first,   
   >> it's an unnecessary imposition and incredibly inefficient. Why should   
   >> hundreds of people in theory each have to go out of their way to make   
   >> those individual killfiles when one person with one action can do the   
   >> job for them? Second, There are precious few rules as it is but   
   >> they're still breaking them. I shouldn't have to put up with that or   
   >> take my own action in the first place. It's the principal of the thing.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Uh huh. So create your own walled garden and quit pissing & moaning   
   > already. Protip: alt.config newgroup request for AFF-moderated.   
   >   
      
   If you've been keeping score, you know damn well why that won't work.   
      
      
      
   >>> The sole attraction of web forums is the ability to moderate. This   
   >>> ability opens up the problem of Groupthink becoming the norm. For   
   >>> independent free-thinkers such as myself, that makes such forums   
   >>> quite unattractive.   
   >>   
   >> It is kind of funny when you watch it. Back in the day, everyone here   
   >> was clambering for moderation. Now you see the mayhem ensuing on FA   
   >> and the like due to the the staff now it's "Moderation! Horrible,   
   >> horrible moderation!"   
   >>   
   >   
   > I dont look at Fur Affinity. Again: its a web forum. Too many gen   
   > X,Y,Zers who have never experienced a real hardship but are quite   
   > satisfied to listen to themselves whine endlessly. I dont have time for   
   > pussies.   
   >   
      
   Tonight on Geraldo, complaints and the complaining complainers who   
   complain about them.   
      
   >   
   >> Sheep flock together. Wolves *work* together, but they   
   >>> also argue & fight.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> You need to watch more Animal Planet. Rival packs do not just sit back   
   >> and ignore territorial incursions.   
   >>   
   > What part of "also argue & fight" did you not grok, cupcake?   
   >   
   >   
      
   Sounds like one of those oddly territorial feelings to me. And it was   
   pretty obvious from the context you were talking about internecine   
   disputes. That said, I don't recall seeing you doing your turn guarding   
   the den are bringing in a lot of meat.   
      
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