On 14 Apr 2006 07:38:54 -0700, a slimer wrote:

No Slimers wrote:
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:55:20 +0000, Iitoi wrote:

Filtering is the act of taking responsibility for what you read by
configuring your newsreader to present only what you want to see. This
is a special and expected case of censorship , simply extended to
include -you- as the remover of ability from others to communicate to
yourself.

Right. And here's my kill file for slrn (a free news reader for
Windows, MacOS, and *nix). The kill file will also work with slight
modifications with the free Windows news reader called Xnews.

goahead but why not take the easier step ifyou are not going to read
the NG jusy unsubribe

Oh, but he's unsubscribing *you* from the news group instead of
himself. With you and a handful of other slimers wiped out, it is
possible to discuss ham radio on here again. There is so much garbage
in the group that you don't see the discussions which are taking
place, but they are beginning to return again. Thanks to people
engaging their kill filters, you just don't matter any more Markie.

I now return you to my kill filter.
plonk