In uk.net.news.config on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:20:21 +0100, jms
 wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:49:47 +0100, Peter J Ross <pjr@example.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>>In uk.net.news.config on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:48:21 +0100, kat
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Peter J Ross said:
>>>
>>>> Newsgroups SHOULD NOT be created just because there's a fashion for
>>>> using software that lacks standard coring/killfiling features that are
>>>> incorporated in all adequate Usenet software. Users of Google Groups,
>>>> Outlook Express, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, Forte Agent and the
>>>> like need to be *educated*, not bowed down to.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Aside from the fact I consider that to be elitist crap, I would imagine most 
>>> of them will be driven away by the mind numbingly boring content of groups 
>>> such as urc is in the current circumstances, before you get the chance.
>>>
>>> But, if they do learn anything, I wouldn't be one bit surprised if people 
>>> with your attitude were the first into the killfile.
>>
>>You're very welcome to killfile me, Ms OE-user.
>
> Bugger - someone has shown me up with a reasoned statement - lets
> ridicule them because  they use some particular  software.

It remains hilarious that you're flaming me for sharing your
opposition to the creation of URCM.

Meanwhile, kat wrote something that I took a little too personally,
and in reply I wrote something that kat took a little too personally,
but I expect we'll start getting along with each other well enough at
some future date.

I'd probably start getting along quite well even with you, if you
apologised for your abuse of the voting process and your vandalism of
a harmless newsgroup.

-- 
PJR :-)
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