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   Re: AFF was: Re: NEW! "CHEVALIER: The Qu   
   11 Nov 12 10:01:45   
   
   From: snuhwolf@netscape.net   
      
   % wrote:   
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   > §ñühwö£f wrote:   
   >> % wrote:   
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   >>> §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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   >   
   > you have no idea what hardship is , LOL , LOL   
      
   If I want any shit outta you I'll squeeze yer microcephalic head.   
      
      
      
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