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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / April 2004Remember the good ol' days ...
... when people actually shared interesting things about their lives on this NG? <sigh> Songbird > ... when people actually shared interesting things about their lives on this > NG? > <sigh> > Songbird Songbird, you are right. We have to get really ruthless about using the killfile. I just don't have time for their crap. Hope you are having a good day. -- Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") Unfortunately, there are people who complain about trolls, even list their usernames in order to warn newcomers to avoid their posts, yet continue to respond to them with lectures, insults or threats, bragging that they can "handle" them. Newsflash. If lectures and insults worked, the trolls wouldn't still be around. Threats are only as good as the dedication of the troll's ISP to curbing problem posters. After seeing some groups in action, I've come to the conclusion that while those people may claim to hate trolls, they actually enjoy swapping insults and threats with them. Unfortunately, the game often impinges on the rights of people on this and other newsgroups. > After seeing some groups in action, I've come to the conclusion that > while those people may claim to hate trolls, they actually enjoy > swapping insults and threats with them. Unfortunately, the game often > impinges on the rights of people on this and other newsgroups. yep. killfiles work. 'nuff said. Killfiles work unless you're on MSNTV (formerly Webtv), Dennis, which doesn't have 'em. You know, I mostly lurk here, but I post a bunch on the weightwatchers site, and many of the same tripesters show up there as well, can you believe?? > ... when people actually shared interesting things about their lives on this > NG? > <sigh> > Songbird > You know, I mostly lurk here, but I post a bunch on the weightwatchers site, > and many of the same tripesters show up there as well, can you believe?? and they will as long as they get a reaction. the best thing to do is killfile all trolls. when they change names or a new one pops up, just push 'em into your killfile (or set a block sender filter) and forget 'em. they're not worth wasting time and bandwidth on, and certainly not worth the intellectual energy required for a reply. DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. Or just do like I do. When I see the title posted and the name of the sender, I know it's not one of ours and I just skip over all of them Gwen  Signature=========================================================== No one can walk all over you without you lying down on the ground first! =========================================================== | | > You know, I mostly lurk here, but I post a bunch on the weightwatchers site, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | | DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. Dennis, I haven't figured out how to killfile in Outlook Express. Can you advise? Songbird > > You know, I mostly lurk here, but I post a bunch on the weightwatchers site, > > and many of the same tripesters show up there as well, can you believe?? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. Songbird, you go to "Message" while you have the offending party highlighted. The drop down menu will have a place that says "block sender" and you click on it. It will ask you if you want to remove all the messages from that person, you answer yes, and it blocks them forever until you decide to unblock them. To unblock someone, you go to "Tools" and the drop down menu says "message rules" then you go from there to blocked senders list, and highlight the person and unblock them. SignatureRegards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") > Dennis, I haven't figured out how to killfile in Outlook Express. Can you > advise? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. There are so many different names posting now that I don't want to use the computer space to block them all. That's why I just skip them. Gwen Signature*************************************************************************** ***** HAM AND EGGS -- A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. *************************************************************************** ***** | Songbird, you go to "Message" while you have the offending party | highlighted. The drop down menu will have a place that says "block sender" [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] | > > | > > DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. > You know, I mostly lurk here, but I post a bunch on the weightwatchers site, > and many of the same tripesters show up there as well, can you believe?? Believe it or not the same ones show up on alt.support.diabetes too! But the people there are absolutely vicious with trolls,...... some so much so that they even attack people who aren't trolls if they should innocently ask a question about certain products the trolls are associated with. SignatureRegards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") > > ... when people actually shared interesting things about their lives on > this > > NG? > > <sigh> > > Songbird The WW group just ignores them, and truly they don't come around much, just the few that post to every newsgroup known to man. Easy to avoid by subject line most of the time. > > You know, I mostly lurk here, but I post a bunch on the weightwatchers > site, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > <sigh> > > > Songbird I'll go first. Am mostly lurking these days. Most of you can help others so much more than I could possibly help. Only pipe in when I might have something to add. Life has been extraordinarily busy lately: My mother is recovering well from her cancer surgery. Her 3 month CT scan was clear. Daughter (12) switched Middle Schools in late January, had a rough patch, but just brought home a report card with a B+/A- average. My son (6) is finally reading and no longer needs extra help. But we are having trouble getting the school OT to certify him as needing help for his handwriting. It was my husband's 44th birthday today. His birthday invariably falls during Passover and he gets bummed about the quality of the cake (as you can't use flour that hasn't been baked into matzah first). Well, this year, I found some Middle Eastern cake recipes. They were vastly superior to anything I tried before. Made an orange chocolate cake (ground almonds instead of flour) with orange marmalade filling and chocolate mousse frosting. It was the best home made cake I'd ever done. Our synagogue is merging with another. I am on the committee overseeing the merger and the committee to plan the new religious school. We interviewed/auditioned one Rabbi last week. There will be another this weekend. In parallel, we need to start interviewing education directors. I'm also teaching a Hebrew class. I'm about 12 loads of laundry behind and the house is a mess. But the whole family watched the Princess Bride tonight for DH's birthday; my son even snuggled on my lap for most of it. Priorities. I wish all of you a pleasant holiday, whether it be Passover, Easter, or another. SignatureAdelle D. Stavis, Esq. > ... when people actually shared interesting things about their lives on this > NG? > <sigh> > Songbird > I'll go first. am i second? well, i'm nearing my year anniversary in my job as manager of 7 apartment buildings and 3 mobile home parks, total 480 tenants. it *does* keep me busy. my boss seems to think that i'm doing reasonably well at it (he should, i've made money for him) but that there's always room for improvement. the 30th alaska folk festival is next week, and while i'm not playing onstage, i will be jamming in the halls and the bars with many of my friends, playing music all night so i probably won't post much next week. spring has sprung in southeastern alaska. crocuses are finishing blooming, daffodil leaves are just poking up, and the skunk cabbage is poking up in the swampy spots along creeks. the black bears are waking up and are hungry. we've had 2 incidents of bears getting into garbage cans in the parks, which are near wooded areas. mom is slowly declining physically. her COPD is getting worse and worse, and i can't seem to keep her from "sneaking" cigarettes almost every day. she gets totally out of breath just getting from her front door to the car, about 100 feet. i now believe that while she may have some mild dementia due to probably ministrokes several years ago, much of her memory loss then was due to severe depression. she's been depressed much of the past 2 years, and i believe that the depression combined with the hypoxia resulting from her COPD mean that she still has mild memory problems. it will be an interesting challenge travelling to california with her in june to my niece's wedding. Dennis, I don't envy you the trip to California. Hope it will go well though. Gwen Signature=========================================================== No one can walk all over you without you lying down on the ground first! =========================================================== | | > I'll go first. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] | it will be an interesting challenge travelling to california with | her in june to my niece's wedding. Adelle, you made me hungry for that cake. Sounds wonderful! Gwen Signature=========================================================== No one can walk all over you without you lying down on the ground first! =========================================================== | I'll go first. Am mostly lurking these days. Most of you can help others so | much more than I could possibly help. Only pipe in when I might have [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] | > <sigh> | > Songbird |
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