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|    Re: AFF was: Re: NEW! "CHEVALIER: The Qu    |
|    11 Nov 12 10:01:45    |
      From: snuhwolf@netscape.net              % wrote:       >       >       > §ñühwö£f wrote:       >> % 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 :) 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. Sheep flock together. Wolves *work* together,       >>>> but they also argue & fight.       >>>       >>>       >>> hey look its the lip faced kid       >>       >> Your shtick is still way past its self life, bub.       >> Spice it up or continue to be usenets favorite bench warmer.       >>       >> |
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