JohnH wrote:

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 09:16:47 -0500, Gene Kearns wrote:

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 21:20:29 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 20:56:51 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

JohnH wrote:

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 11:35:46 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 22:07:30 GMT, "Paul" wrote:
The mean spirited post by the guy using the remailer should have been
ignored. It should have been left to die alone with no replies but instead
it turns into a hot thread. That speaks volumes.

Is it unpleasant enough to drive people away? Obviously it is.

It can only be stopped by those who post the OT. It can only be stopped if
they stop posting OT.

It's pretty simple.

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Not quite that simple, the real key in my opinion is to stop replying
but that would require a consensus which is not likely to be reached
any time soon. It's a lot like society as a whole, certain behavior
is acceptable, other not. We set the standard by choosing what we
reply to, and how we do it. In an unmoderated group self control is
all there is.

My personal remedy for some off topic, offensive, anonymous post is to
delete it, and hope it stays that way. If the pattern continues there
are ways of zeroing in on the suspect. We've done that before with a
few individuals and usually when you start to smoke them out they just
go away never come back.



I suggest that any rightie who is really upset with me come with guns
ablazing to where I hang my hat:


7142 Ambassador Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-2754
(410) 265-8080

Harry, everyone knows where your boat is kept. They know the name. They also
know that lead sinkers make much less noise than lead bullets, but they still
make nice cracks in fiberglass.

If I were you, I would STFU with your requests for violence.

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

You can always count on the righties to try to instigate a little of the
ultra-violence.
I sincerely hope you're not intimating that I'm instigating anything. Your mouth
is doing the instigating! I was simply posting a topic relating to boats,
specifically, your boat. You are the one with the "bring 'em on' attitude being
displayed. Cool it!


John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

John,

Harry has just about yanked your chain clean out..... he dropped the
address of the Baltimore office of the FBI on you.... not his address.

The address he posted is of no consequence. The location of his boat is of
consequence. His 'come and get me' posts, of late, could actually get him in
trouble. Some of the folks on the NG seem off the wall enough to take him up on
it.

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD


*All* of the "folks" on this NG "off the wall" enough to do what you
suggest, and suggest is exactly what you are doing, are, interestingly
enough, right wingers. The righties are out of control, here and
elsewhere. Why aren't you slightly more moderate righties working to
rein in those on your side of the aisle who are clearly out of control?

Or would that be an exercise in responsibility, which, of course, is
what the right wants to avoid.

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