On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 17:26:26 GMT, Paul Kierstead wrote:
In article ,
Dave Hinz wrote:

He's not saying he's doing it for _you_, he's doing it for himself and
providing an example killfile syntax.

I was baffled by this reply for a while. But then it occurred to me that
you think I do not understand it at all. Given the number of people who
don't really understand usenet, I suppose this is fair, but you should
give people a little more credit for thinking.

There are many people who don't understand how Usenet's internals
work, and your question apparently can be interpreted at least
two ways.

I didn't say he was doing it for me. Obviously he is not, and cannot.

Actually he could, but it's complicated and not reliable, depending on
many things.

However, he is a respected poster among many hear and lots of people
will use his recommendation; after all, it is a recommendation (albiet
with a caveat emptor). I was pointing out that there are valid uses to
using google to post in way of providing a counterpoint.

OK.

I have also received some good advice from people posting from google.

He can't remove them from all usenet servers around the world, he's just
modifying what he displays for himself.

He is also recommending it. The FAQ is good, I just take issue with that
recommendation. If good posters get blocked, the trolls have won.
And you should give people more credit and not assume they are
completely ignorant.

Why take an attitude with me? I saw a statement from you which I
(and apparently others) interpreted in a way you did not intend,
and I responded according to what I thought you were asking.

One goal of a troll is to get the legitimate posters fighting
with each other. I'm not going to feed it by doing so.
My email address works if you'd like to take it there.

Dave Hinz