Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:34960 comp.sys.amiga.misc:818 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!jonh!jhenders From: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Avoiding the flame war Keywords: Followup: line Message-ID: Date: 11 Feb 91 19:00:00 GMT References: <1991Feb11.155207.19611@convex.com> <91040.184351PMR2@psuvm.psu.edu> Reply-To: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca Distribution: comp Lines: 20 X-Version: Martin's Mailer Version Sep 07 1990 23:50:52 In <1991Feb11.155207.19611@convex.com>, Steve Warren writes: >In article <91040.184351PMR2@psuvm.psu.edu> PMR2@psuvm.psu.edu writes: >>I've seen some nice, rational postings asking people to cease fire, but >>the flame war still goes on. Is there some way I can instruct my >>NETNEWS reader to say, filter out from comp.sys.atari.st all articles >>with the word 'Amiga' in them (and vice versa for Amiga readers)? > > Useful stuff on how to build a kill file deleted > Another solution which would help nip these things in the bud, would be if anyone who follows up to the posting uses the Followup: line to redirect the discussion elsewhere. If everyone did this immediatly,these stupid flame wars would die an early death. -- John Henders jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca Vancouver,B.C. or jhenders@wimsey.bc.ca or ubc.cs!van-bc!jonh!jhenders