On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:17:18 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:53:07 -0400, Just John Again
wrote:


Never quite understood why anybody would filter.
I tried it once in the ASA group when it was over run by flonkers, and
with Agent it slows down update of the headers in the group.
And no matter what reader, or if it happens server-side,
the parsing will slow things down.

You must have a slow server. Applying the filters makes no noticeable
difference in the updating of headers with my server and news reader.

Maybe it's the way I tried to set it up. Or maybe because it was
working hard - most of the posts were flonkers.

Why let a filter censor what I can read?

Because you set it to do so. You can always undo a filter if you
simply *must* read the author's tripe.

The way I look at is filters is somebody making me jump through hoops.
Easier to delete them than to be constantly setting a filter.

Well, I would not have relished deleting 400 posts made by HK, and
those posts by jps. That's just too damn many keystrokes!

I found getting rid of 400 headers with one 'Apply Filters' click to
be very worthwhile. I didn't have to decide whether or not to read
each one. I don't like the idea of wearing out my 'free will'.

Not much brain power used for me to delete them.
I think the real difference is you're a real nice guy and I'm a prick.
I actually enjoy deleting posts unopened.

Well, say what you will. I'm trying hard to be a prick.

Maybe besides being a prick, I'm a newgroup pervert.

Now you're getting into the sex stuff. For shame.

Gives me a sense of power and manliness to delete posts unopened.

Clicking the 'Apply Filters' button would be like a quadruple dose of
Viagra. Talk about power...you can watch the number of headers drop by
400 in one fell swoop!

Filters won't allow that perverse, if minor, pleasure.
Just have me jumping through hoops, tinkering with filters.
Maybe another thing is I don't enjoy applying logic and programming
skills since I retired. Not required for my SS paycheck.
Johnny Paycheck. Take this job....................
Now I'm a real go with the flow guy.
Islands in the Stream. Dolly and Kenny.
That'll work.
Like I said though, whatever works.
You know, do your own thing. Or is it THANG?

--Vic

Thang is best.
--

John H