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On Tue, 17 May 2005 10:33:04 -0400, "Harry.Krause"
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John H wrote:
On Tue, 17 May 2005 08:22:34 -0400, "Harry.Krause"
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John H wrote:


On 16 May 2005 20:53:13 -0000, (Daniel Joseph

Min)


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...a load of horse (Herring's expletive deleted)
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John H



There you go! THAT'S the "tone of the newsgroup" that you are trying so
hard to change to??????





How about just ignoring all the Smithers? Isn't that easier?



I don't think the 'daniel joseph' guy is a Smithers.





My definition of a "Smithers" includes:

The "original" Smithers, of course; the idiot who posts here under at
least 30 different handles, including those of other posters here (or
their family members) and whose posts are aimed mostly at disruption or
antagonizing. Easy to filter.

The plethora of "anonymous" pest posters that hit us a couple of weeks
ago, and came to stay. Easy to filter.

The droolers and drunks who add absolutely nothing to this newsgroup,
ever. I still read posts from one or two of them, but the rest are
filtered. Most of them are also the "anonymous" posters mentioned above.

Those "anons" from other newsgroups whose posts end up here and someone
have a life of their own, even if for a short time. (the example you are
citing).


Since I coined the term "Smithers" as a kind of newsgroup post, I
suppose I can proffer its definition! :}


Well, I suppose so, but the way I saw it, the Smithers posts all had one thing
in common, a personal attack against you. Also, Smithers himself coined the
term, you just applied a definition.

The 'daniel joseph min' guy didn't fall into that category.
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John H

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