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   Fred J. McCall to Mary   
   Re: No posts for 2 days   
   10 Mar 15 02:13:30   
   
   From: fjmccall@gmail.com   
      
   "Mary"  wrote:   
      
   >"Fred J. McCall"  wrote in message   
   >news:fk6pfa1ae0crrh9n80t1bevdv9d3gp282k@4ax.com...   
   >>   
   >> Usenet also made the right choice on 'killfiles'; "I don't want to   
   >> read what that person says" rather than "I want to hide everything I   
   >> say from that person".  The latter is the juvenile approach.   
   >>   
   >   
   >You think thats the best way to handle "killfiles"?   
   >   
      
   My personal opinion, yes.  The Usenet policy, which I prefer, amounts   
   to "I think you're an idiot and have no interest in what you say" and   
   is just an automated form of just skipping an article.  The 'social   
   media' way amounts to "I want to behave like an idiot toward you and   
   want to hide what I say from you" and is merely a way to implement   
   intellectual cowardice.   
      
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