Posted by Larry Hoover on November 22, 2003, at 20:11:30
In reply to Re: offering help, posted by Dr. Bob on November 22, 2003, at 19:26:32
> > One of the problems in this Babble environment is that I have no choice about continuing to interact....not really....because I can't do something as obvious as activating a killfile, or blocking the sender from appearing on my computer, or blocking threads once I identify them as troublesome.
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> No, but you can not read their posts...
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> BobI think your solution is demonstrably flawed. If it was that simple, there would be nobody hurt by any of this. Moreover, as I said, it spreads like ripples across a pond. We're like objects dangling from a mobile, each quite separate, yet attached. You can't move one object without all the objects moving. A big event cannot be ignored by simply turning one's head.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
thread:281008
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