Date: 21 Jul 2005 19:03:37 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: 9000CS Tire Help Again!
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:54:56 GMT, Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote: > I remember an incident recently where a newcomer top-posted for a long time > and was called all manner of names and given quite a rough time. Okay, it > would appear from his complete innocence about the matter that he was > trolling and seeking to "take the piss" ... But he wasn't Top-posting "OK, I'll keep that in mind" in response to several people explaining how it screws up context isn't him "taking the piss"? > and I think he's > made a very valid contribution to a number of things. I don't know. Last I saw he was claiming to be spending a hundred bucks a month or something to host his gigabyte of videos being distributed in a questionably legal manner. > Killfiles are a little final, don't you think? Okay, minor disagreement > about a misinterpretation ... Can we all put this aside and get on with > talking SAAB? Well, Paul, Usenet is all about Signal:Noise ratio. I'm fine with missing something from someone who has shown themselves to be hard to deal with and/or intentionally disruptive. While the chance of missing something useful is non-zero, I'm OK with those odds. I think I've only got 2 people who have posted in this group in my killfile, which is a very low number compared to some other groups.