Re: The Standard Advice

"G|_|Y |\/|AC0|\|" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
news:[email protected]...
>
> "POP" wrote...
>>
>> "G|_|Y |\/|AC0|\|"  wrote...
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>>> In response to the current crop of flames and flamers, I 
>>> present:
>>>
>>>THE STANDARD ADVICE:
>>>
>>>"There is a way to influence what gets discussed in a 
>>>newsgroup that works well, and another way that has never 
>>>worked no matter how many people have tried it.
>>>
>>>"What works:  Post articles on the topic you wish to see 
>>>discussed and participate in the resulting discussion.
>>> Use killfiles and filters so that you don't see the articles 
>>> that you dislike. If you don't know how to use a killfile, 
>>> use good old fashioned discipline and don't read posts by 
>>> people who post articles that you dislike. Never, ever 
>>> respond to articles that you dislike.
>>>
>>>"What doesn't work: Respond to articles that you dislike, 
>>>complain about articles that you dislike, complain about 
>>>posters that you dislike, complain about how terrible everyone 
>>>else is for not posting what you want them to post. Talk about 
>>>how to respond to articles that you dislike. Make the articles 
>>>that you dislike the center of attention, the main topic of 
>>>discussion, and a personal crusade."
>>>
>>>                                 -Guy Macon
>>>
>>
>> There's a simpler way:  Ignore the trollers.  Starve them. 
>> They'll go elsewhere for their daily ration.
>
> I am having trouble differentiating between "Ignore/Starve
> them" and "Never, ever respond."  You appear to have
> restated the Standard Advice.
>
> Then again, being repeated by many people is what makes it
> standard... :)
>
>

Truthfully, I don't know what you said; it only required a couple 
of lines, but you chose to write a missive from what I glanced 
at; e.g. waste of time for saying such a few words.

Or are you trolling?  Verbosity is often  a troller's trait.