lurking ski nut

G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really have
found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to certain
posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who seem to have
caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing of value that
interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

On Sep 20, 2:15*pm, "Rocky Mtn.Bum" wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really have
found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to certain
posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who seem to have
caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing of value that
interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Do you really want to be friends with pathological liars, dickless
cowards, psychopaths, criminals, and sick freaks who make death
threats and falsely accuse innocent men of molesting children?
Hey, you can be friends with freaks like Dick Gozinya and Tranny Boob
Thompson. Are you a child molester? You'll fit right in.
Obviously, you don't have any problem hanging out with such scumbags.
Personally, I think you're a sockpuppet for one of the dumb**** Canuck
assholes, playing another sick little game.
Especially with that laughable sig. Another dishonest asshole taking
cheap shots while condoning the filth of rsa.
Which freak are you?

Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Stay out of the flame wars with the loons, or at least minimise direct responses
to them. It's not like they will ever listen to anything you say in any
meaningful way. Mostly, the people I block are the "enablers" that goad the #1
loon trying to antagonise him, and of course, the loon himself. There is never
anything of value in those threads. There have been a few people who frequently
get into it with him that I kept around for a long time, because they actually
had something interesting to say on other topics occasionally. Over time, the
ratio of real contribution to enabling became too much, and they went also.

Of course, everyone's standards are different, so you take your chances. The
major consideration is probably to stay on-topic, and avoid the flame wars.

I do wonder how many have blocked me because I have responded to threads
involving the loons, asking people to stop enabling them by responding the way
they do, mostly to no avail.

Probably 90% of the messages posted to this group involve these flame wars at
times, judging by the number of new posts that actually make it through my
filters.

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:19:06 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Welcome aboard, lots of good folks here looking forward to your posts
and your opinions.

"Dick G" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:19:06 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Welcome aboard, lots of good folks here looking forward to your posts
and your opinions.

Thanks Dick. BTW I ski mainly at Sun Peaks and Silver Star BC

On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:06:46 -0600, "Rocky Mtn.Bum"
wrote:


"Dick G" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:19:06 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Welcome aboard, lots of good folks here looking forward to your posts
and your opinions.

Thanks Dick. BTW I ski mainly at Sun Peaks and Silver Star BC

I usually get to one of those each year, Silver Star in February for
my wife's birthday

On Sep 20, 4:11*pm, Dick G wrote:
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:06:46 -0600, "Rocky Mtn.Bum"





wrote:

"Dick G" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:19:06 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Welcome aboard, lots of good folks here looking forward to your posts
and your opinions.

Thanks Dick. BTW I ski mainly at Sun Peaks and Silver Star BC

I usually get to one of those each year, Silver Star in February for
my wife's birthday- Hide quoted text -

Really? Let me know when you get out in my neighborhood,
pppppuuuussssssyyyy.
Happy to give you the chance to call me a child molester in person.

On Sep 20, 4:06*pm, "Rocky Mtn.Bum" wrote:
"Dick G" wrote in message

...





On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:19:06 -0700, "Bob F"
wrote:

Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts..
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Welcome aboard, lots of good folks here looking forward to your posts
and your opinions.

Thanks Dick. BTW I ski mainly at Sun Peaks and Silver Star BC-

You do realize you just entered a conversation with Dick Gozinya,
don't you?
Hey, I'll be at both of those mountains in December. I am sure you
will not be man enough to show up then.

"Bob F" wrote in message
...
Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:
G'day. I have been lurking in this group for a month or so. I really
have found the ski discourse helpful looking back over previous posts.
My question is how to stay unblocked? Do I have to not reply to
certain posters? If so, which ones? I see two particular posters who
seem to have caused a lot of disruption here, and they post nothing
of value that interests me...Are any posters real-life ski friends?

Just asking

The #1 Bum

Stay out of the flame wars with the loons, or at least minimise direct
responses to them. It's not like they will ever listen to anything you say
in any meaningful way. Mostly, the people I block are the "enablers" that
goad the #1 loon trying to antagonise him, and of course, the loon
himself. There is never anything of value in those threads. There have
been a few people who frequently get into it with him that I kept around
for a long time, because they actually had something interesting to say on
other topics occasionally. Over time, the ratio of real contribution to
enabling became too much, and they went also.

Of course, everyone's standards are different, so you take your chances.
The major consideration is probably to stay on-topic, and avoid the flame
wars.

I do wonder how many have blocked me because I have responded to threads
involving the loons, asking people to stop enabling them by responding the
way they do, mostly to no avail.

Probably 90% of the messages posted to this group involve these flame wars
at times, judging by the number of new posts that actually make it through
my filters.

Yes, who have you blocked and maybe I will do the same. It should alter the
appearance of my Forte Agent newsreader...
Thanks

On 09/20/10 16:07, Rocky Mtn.Bum wrote:

"Bob wrote:

Probably 90% of the messages posted to this group involve these flame wars
at times, judging by the number of new posts that actually make it through
my filters.

Yes, who have you blocked and maybe I will do the same. It should alter the
appearance of my Forte Agent newsreader...
Thanks

Just read for a week or so, it's not hard to figure out :-)

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