From: "Michael T. Richter" Date: 2006-12-20T15:40:21+09:00 Subject: Re: [OT] where have all the experienced users gone? --=-f5xOSMZ5LQNplbUaVRPk Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-87QzxygY1XzHKLTeq9j8" --=-87QzxygY1XzHKLTeq9j8 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2006-20-12 at 14:51 +0900, James Britt wrote: > I think I have two names in my killfile. I use some "kill on=20 > inspection" guidelines, though: > * Top posting > * Scripting-kiddie spelling (e.g., Windoze) > * General derision towards people who worship > the "wrong" OS|IDE|text editor I tend more toward thread/subject killing (although I am far more liberal in my individual killfiling than you are). There is a point past which most threads descend into noise and after that point the odds of seeing anything useful or interesting pop up are about zero. So I have by now a few hundred killfile entries across my mailing lists. I periodically cull the old ones, though. --=20 Michael T. Richter Email: ttmrichter@gmail.com, mtr1966@hotpop.com MSN: ttmrichter@hotmail.com, mtr1966@hotmail.com; YIM: michael_richter_1966; AIM: YanJiahua1966; ICQ: 241960658; Jabber: mtr1966@jabber.cn "I would not flinch from sacrificing a million lives for India's liberty!" --Mahatma Gandhi --=-87QzxygY1XzHKLTeq9j8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2006-20-12 at 14:51 +0900, James Britt wrote: 
I think I have two names in my killfile.  I use som=
e "kill on 
inspection" guidelines, though:



* Top posting
* Scripting-kiddie spelling (e.g., Windoze)
* General derision towards people who worship
   the "wrong" OS|IDE|text editor

I tend more toward thread/subject killing (although I am far more liberal i= n my individual killfiling than you are).  There is a point past which= most threads descend into noise and after that point the odds of seeing an= ything useful or interesting pop up are about zero.  So I have by now = a few hundred killfile entries across my mailing lists.  I periodicall= y cull the old ones, though.

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Michael T. Richter
Email: ttmrichter@gmail.com= , mtr1966@hotpop.com
MSN: ttmrichter@hotmail.com= , mtr1966@hotmail.com; YIM: michael_richter_1966; AIM: YanJiahua1966; ICQ: 241960658; Jabber: mtr1966@jabber.cn

"I would not flinch from sacrificing a million liv= es for India's liberty!" --Mahatma Gandhi
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