Reply #11: Two people ...

[RoyGBiv]

I did have four, but to of them were TSed.

These two particular people are just too negative and too ubiquitous to ignore entirely without some assistance, usually by starting a thread, which I now never even see. I'd try to ignore them without software assistance but found myself sucked in by a sub-thread.

I haven't seen any "ignored" messages for quite some time within threads I find interesting, so I don't feel as though I'm missing much.

I did use killfiles (score filters, etc. depending on what reader you were using) on Usenet. The real psychos could SPAM a group with a thousand messages in an hour, and I had no desire to wade through that crap.

Some of the good groups I used to frequent were writing/reading related. Back then, some rather famous authors actually participated. I think Terry Pratchett still might, but I'm not sure. I got into a running debate via e-mail with one notable about the historical accuracy of a claim he'd made in a novel, which just a weird discussion to have. But, it was good.