Is Alias a troll?

PencilState wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
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> "Van Chocstraw" <boobooililililil@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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>> Neville the Novice wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> Is Alias a well-known troll?
>>>
>>> I am new here and still learning so I would like some advice on how
>>> to block someone such as Alias. So I need some advice on how to
>>> block someone in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general.
>>>
>>> This is what I need to know and any help will be appreciated from
>>> anybody:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am asking, how to Kill File someone in a Newsgroup.
>>>
>>> I was told this:
>>>
>>>> Select one of the person's messages, go to Message/Block sender.
>>>> That is
>>>> if Windows Mail is anything like Outlook Express.
>>>
>>> These are the questions I asked and still want answers to please:
>>>
>>> When you say 'Select one of the person's messages', do you mean just
>>> highlight the first and main message in the thread? Or do you mean
>>> that you
>>> can choose any message of that person's?
>>>
>>> Do you have to open the the message you want or just highlight it?
>>>
>>> I tried this on a message, but nowhere could I see the words
>>> 'Message/Block
>>> sender' where would I find this?
>>>
>>> Once you have actually blocked a person, if that person starts a thread,
>>> does it block the whole thread or only that person's messages?
>>>
>>> Also, if somebody else starts a thread and the person you blocked posts
>>> within that thread, do you not see just his message, or the whole
>>> thread?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Nev
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> In the header, right click on the "FROM" address and then select
>> create filter. Select delete then ok. That's it.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
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> That doesn't work like that in WLM.
> The right click doesn't.
>
> But, if you actually double-click to open the message, you can select
> from the menu Actions_create rule from message.
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Nobody knows how to write a rule. It's a stupid option.

 

"Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Neville the Novice" <nevillethenovice@help.invalid> wrote in message
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>> Secondly, what does OP and IMHO mean please?
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> OP means "Original Post or Poster" and IMHO means "In My Humble Opinion"<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Okay thanks for that. I see there is a lot of slang and shorthand such as
initials to say typing out very long or phrases.

I need to learn a lot to understand these short versions of the code. Are
there many others?

Nev

 

"Neville the Novice" <nevillethenovice@help.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Neville the Novice" <nevillethenovice@help.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:O0TdW1lRKHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
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>>> Secondly, what does OP and IMHO mean please?
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>> OP means "Original Post or Poster" and IMHO means "In My Humble Opinion"<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
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> Okay thanks for that. I see there is a lot of slang and shorthand such as
> initials to say typing out very long or phrases.
>
> I need to learn a lot to understand these short versions of the code. Are
> there many others?
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Have a look here:

 

Allen wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> KristleBawl wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Neville the Novice wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> So are you now saying it is best not to kill file anyone? I have
>>> just kill filed Alias because you said he was troll.
>>>
>>> Sorry for being stupid, but can you tell me how to unkill file him so
>>> I can get all the messages back please.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
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>> Alias *used to* reply to many requests for help by advocating Linux,
>> instead of answering the question. On that basis, the other trolls
>> that use MS Windows decided he was also a troll.
>>
>> Frank *used to* answer some questions, but now stalks Alias almost
>> exclusively. Others seems to have adopted a similar pattern of
>> ignoring the questions in order to dedicate their time to harass Alias.
>>
>> Alias has increased his value by answering your question and should
>> not necessarily be killfiled. Frank's replies speak for themselves.
>>
>> Now, to Manage your blocked list.
>>
>> # In the upper-right corner of any Windows Live Mail page, click Options.
>> # In the left pane, click Mail and junk e-mail.
>> # Click Allowed and blocked senders.
>> # Click Blocked senders to see your blocked senders list or click
>> Allowed senders to see your allowed senders.
>>
>> You can edit or delete blocked senders in there.
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> Why shouldn't Alias be a troll? After all, this ng is the major league
> champion of trolldom--more trolls per square mile than any other ng that
> I'm familiar with. Its usefulness has plummeted to almost zero.
> Allen<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

And on the 22nd it will die an ignoble death.

Alias

 

Re: Of course alias is a troll...

Frank wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> +Bob+ wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:26:05 -0700, Frank <fb@amk.cmo> wrote:
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>>> Sorry but there is honor in telling the TRUTH! If you don't like my
>>> use of the vernacular, which does not conceal the truth, then try
>>> kill file!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> Here's the truth: You're an overweight, odoriferous, obnoxious slob
>> that no one likes. <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Projecting again bob, cause if that were true minkies would come flying
> out of your dumb ass.
> Oh and you're the one that nobody likes, you big mouthed fat slob.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

LOL