On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:05:01 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote in <4616d21f$0$27250$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>:

>Notan wrote:
>
>> How is kill filing childish?
>
>Without kill-filing, Usenet would be almost unusable.

Kill filing is actually childish, and usually more effort than its worth
(negative payback) ... unless you're got some other reason.

>Many of the groups
>are over-run with trolls that clutter up the newsgroup with their
>nonsensical posts. They crave attention, and the fact that Usenet is
>rather anonymous, they can be disruptive and annoying and see the
>reaction that they get. It's almost like a child testing a parent to see
>how far they can go with bad behavior before being sent to their room.

You've described yourself quite well.

>Personally, I kill-file very few posters. It's bad form to kill-file
>someone just because they have different opinions than your own.
>
>I kill-filed the individual in question because he is a pathological
>liar, he is unable to rationally look at factual information and gain
>anything from it if it conflicts with his personal agenda.

The biggest reason is that I've so often exposed your fantasies for what
they are -- you just can't handle being shown to be so often wrong.
Jealousy also seems to be a factor.

>He spams
>newsgroups with his periodic postings, he illegally posts copyrighted
>material, and he is somehow convinced that charters for one newsgroup
>should be endlessly posted in newsgroups to which they have no
>relevance. He has made shilling for Cingular his life's work,

Your usual ad hominem. Just makes you look bad.

>Unlike the individual in
>question, I have a life outside of Usenet!

Had me fooled.

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