On Jun 16, 7:41 pm, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:21:20 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:





"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:17:47 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:10:31 -0400, D.Duck penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

wrote in message
...
On Jun 15, 2:33 pm, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:09:38 -0700 (PDT),
penned the following well considered
thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

A few folks who left for
a while don't know how good it is here when we don't allow ourselves
to get involved with the trolls. Answering them so they can respond
is
all they are interested in.. The agreement was working well until
less
frequent visitors who were not aware of it began addressing them
again, giving them a platform.
You can't "give them a platform," you can, however, deny them a
platform by refusing to respond to insulting responses. Probably, the
worst thing that I've seen is a response that says you are not
responding... those clearly show who can let it go and who can't.

It wasn't "good" here, it was just dead.... except for the USENET
equivalent of CB chatter.

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Yeah, I guess you are right.. much better with the 50 insult posts a
day from one poster.. At least it gives us CB rednecks something to
talk about.

Tsk, tsk, tsk....remember, no playing with the trolls. 8)

Good call and exactly my point. It is hard to keep one of those
back-and-forth and/or piling on threads going when you don't post back
or pile on. The thread just dies and the trolls atrophy.

10-4 Good Buddy?, C'mon, C'mon......

I completely agree with all of your comments, but why have you never
directed one TOWARDS the most prolific trolls in rec.boats? It seems he
respects your opinion, and you might be able to have an impact on his
behavior.

If you are going to talk to yourself at least SAY something! :-)

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~~ Snerk ~~
I have to agree with you Gene.
A certain motley crew blame 3 of us for all the troubles here.

Four.
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John *H*

You, Loogie, Reggie..........and who else?