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(Dan Abel) wrote in
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> In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>> (Dan Abel) wrote in news:dabel-0212041315270001@ssu-
>> 64en129.sonoma.edu:
>>
>> > It's the same way on this newsgroup. A regular says something
>> > obnoxious, and maybe it will be ignored because of the previous
>> > valuable things they have posted. A newcomer posts the same thing,
>> > and since that is all we have to judge them on, we dump on them.
>
>
>> Dan, I can agree to a point, but when a regular continually posts
>> obnoxious, smutty, degrading things, especially when it's about another
>> poster, it should _not_ be overlooked. Alas, here in RFC, is is.
>> Luckily, kill files and score files can eliminate their presence
>> forever.
>
>
> You've totally lost me, Wayne. What is the difference between
> "overlooking" and using a kill file? Aren't you "overlooking" someone
> when you killfile them?

It may make no difference to you, Dan, but it does to me. It even infuriates
me to see the name of particular posters. With kill and score files, I can
avoid ever seeing any evidence that they exist in this or any other
newsgroup.

When I said posters like this should not be overlooked, in the same breath I
realized that as long as the majority of posters accept their behavior there
is no hope of "eliminating" them. Offensive posters can, in effect, be
eliminated from a newsgroup by totally ignoring and never supporting a word
they say. When the offender realizes that no one will ever respond to their
rages and rants, they will usually disappear on their own. Obviously, this
will never happen here.

> I may not have answered Jim correctly. I don't have killfile
> capability, so I just ignore certain obnoxious posters. That doesn't
> mean that I condone their actions, it just means that I realize that I
> can do nothing about them. If Jim is upset because we haven't gotten
> ridden of certain obnoxious posters, it's because there isn't anything
> we can do. There's no law against being nasty on a newsgroup.

I wasn't suggesting that you answered Jim incorrectly, but we obviously have
different views on how we would react. If I had a relative who consistly
behaved boorishly, they would no longer be welcome in my home and I would
avoid going where I knew they would be present. It's my problem if I can't
deal with people like that, but it's also my choice whether or not I have to
suffer their presence.

In this newsgroup there are exactly two posters who reside permanently in my
killfile. It has spared me the aggravation of even seeing their name.

If none of this makes sense to you, that's okay. It doesn't have to. It
makes perfect sense to me, and it works.

Cheers!

OB Food:

* Exported from MasterCook *

Cinnamon Chicken

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken Marinades
Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/4 c Oil
1/4 c Orange juice
1/3 c Honey
2 ts Coarse-grained mustard
2 ts Cinnamon
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
1 tb Fresh lemon juice
Salt & pepper, to taste
2 Chicken breast halves
Skinned and boned

Combine all ingredients in blender container. Blend until thoroughly
emulsified. Pour marinade over chicken and marinate, covered, for 6 hours
or overnight, turning occasionally.

Bring chicken to room temperature 1 hour before serving. Grill breasts
for 6-10 minutes per side, depending on heat and thickness of breasts,
basting with marinade several times.

Variation: Substitute juice of 1 lime for orange and lemon juice.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.