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On Feb 1, 1:10?pm, "Dee Flint" wrote:
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message

I filter based on content, not whether or not I agree with the
poster. My wife walked in one day while I was reading the group and
wondered what kind of filthy things I was involved in. If someone is
going to post abberant stuff, they go into the bozo bin. As well as
people who feel compelled to post hundreds of unreadable messages a day.

Agree, except I just don't "filter." I've had long practice
in skim-reading to "sort" out what MIGHT be worthwhile to read
in more detail.

My wife and I have "his and her" computers here in the home
office. We can see each others' screens just by turning to
glance at them. We DO respect that each of us have different
interests in addition to common ones. Heh heh, when I'm
doing schematics using Paint, she kids me about "doing dirty
pictures again." [they result in very clean schematics,
really...:-) ]


Telling a person that they are acting stupid is quite different than
telling them they are stupid. However my opinion is telling them
they are acting stupid is ok, telling them the are stupid is
marginal, while name calling is unacceptable (Nun of the Above,
Herr Oberst, and so on).

Riiiight, and "Foghorn Lenhorn" is perfectly acceptable in
addition to "novice in radio" and other snarly epithets.
As long as one is a morse code enthusiast (nee' evangelist).


If someone acts as arrogant as some have in here they
should welcome the "title" they have worked so hard for.
If another wants to ruler-spank what he/she thinks are
naughty children then they should not be upset when the
"children" turn out to be unfriendly to them.

There can be safety and security among a group of like-minded.
All can sit around and give each other high-fives for being so
"brilliant, brave, strong, wise, etc., etc., etc." In there you
can
severely criticize all who DARE oppose such "brilliant, brave,
strong, wise et-ceteras" in complete, but false, presumption
that you rule. Self-deception in addition to self-righteousness.

I've seen it in action, Len. I belong to one moderated group to get
schedules of events. If a disagreeing post makes it onto the board, the
"moderator" clamps down and people are wanred on to post any more
disagreeing posts.

Mike, no sweat, know where you are coming from. Due to
chronological age differences, I've been "seeing" that for a
half-century-plus...IN radio and away from the 'Net, the BBSs,
and all that computer-modem comms things. Computer comms
weren't really widespread until around 1980 and my experience
goes three decades before that.

Been there, done that, might have a garage sale to get rid of
all those old T-shirts. :-)

The newsgroup is like watching Teletubbies. All nice and cozy, with
people saying "I like that", and others saying "yea, I like that too,
isn't it wonderful? Yes, it's really wonderful. Isn't ot great that it's
wonderful?"

Ick.

heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh...

Been a LONG time since I baby-sat kiddies watching Satiddy TV
shows.
But, I CAN envision some purple dinosaurs doing what you describe.
Some of them are in here!. We've got the self-defined "Mr. Rogers"
types being almost nauseatingly 'pleasant' and absolutely NON-
violent
but being able to sneer and talk-down the "inferior" types with a
SEG all over their phizz.

The "ostrich syndrome" is very real in human groupings. Folks WANT
to see only what is acceptiable to Them. The parallel is that the
world only revolves about Them and Theirs and all who don't go
around in Their circles should be "eliminated." Deep down they are
both ego-driven and don't have the guts to see/experience REALITY.
Reality ain't pleasant 24/7. The universe wan't created to serve
Them despite their firm convictions that is was SO (and nyah-nyah).

Excuse me, the Masters are calling and expect me to Serve Them.
Little do they know what I put in Their cervezas. :-)

Irreverently yours,
LA