Will in New Haven wrote:
On Jul 30, 3:12 pm, "Granby" wrote:
I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just
keep showing on other posts of people I read.

I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our
"family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life
isn't like that.


I've been on UseNet since the beginning of time without a killfile.
There's little point to them if they DO keep you from seeing someone's
messages and less if they don't. Of course, I am the soul of kindness
and never give anyone a hard time and only person in all that time has
come to New Haven with the stated intention of doing me bodily harm.

There are only two people who live permanantly in my killfile. Neither post
to this group, but they are perpetual 'spammers' of the groups they are in -
not spam as in UCE, but just strange stream-of-conciousness stuff of an
obviously disturbed mind. The regular folks in the NGs they are in pay them
no mind either, such that unless some newbie comes along and replies with
the usual "WTF?" the regulars in the NGs often forget they are there.

As for here, I can usually sense where a thread is heading and just skip
over the worst of it until the the thread pattern looks like its back to
non-flaming chat (the 'shape' of the thread is different). Occasionally
folks do end up in my killfile for a little while but thats so I don't blast
off a fiery post in response, rather than any punishment to them. Once I
calm down, out they come again and we go merrily on our way, with me
promising myself that *this time* I'll show a bit more personal restraint
rather than relying on the KF. :-)

Currently no-one from RPCA is in there.

Yowie