The idée fixe of the anti-helmet zealots, the vehicular cyclists, etc

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:26:35 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:

On Monday, December 16, 2013 9:12:54 PM UTC, davethedave wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:04:32 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:



Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot say, Scharfie? Just
who

do you think you are?



fetches popcorn, gets comfy

Scharfie's a sideshow, Dave.

No. He is "TORCHY BOY!!!"

You are side show Jute AICMFP.

Now dance for me! Bee-ach!

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davethedave

O-O-O-Otto, you owe me a p-p-p-p-pound!

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JS

On Monday, December 16, 2013 1:26:35 PM UTC-8, Andre Jute wrote:
On Monday, December 16, 2013 9:12:54 PM UTC, davethedave wrote:

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:04:32 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:







Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot say, Scharfie? Just who



do you think you are?







fetches popcorn, gets comfy



--



davethedave



Scharfie's a sideshow, Dave.

We're all sideshows. About 5% of the posts (even excluding the whacko cross-postings) is about bike tech. We should just re-name the group "rec.oldcurmudgeonswhosometimesdiscussthingsrelati ngtobicycles.tech."

-- Jay Beattie.

On 12/16/2013 2:47 PM, Jay Beattie wrote:

We're all sideshows. About 5% of the posts (even excluding the whacko cross-postings) is about bike tech. We should just re-name the group "rec.oldcurmudgeonswhosometimesdiscussthingsrelati ngtobicycles.tech."

Who you callin' old?

Jay Beattie wrote:
On Monday, December 16, 2013 1:26:35 PM UTC-8, Andre Jute wrote:
On Monday, December 16, 2013 9:12:54 PM UTC, davethedave wrote:

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:04:32 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:







Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot say, Scharfie? Just who



do you think you are?







fetches popcorn, gets comfy



--



davethedave



Scharfie's a sideshow, Dave.

We're all sideshows. About 5% of the posts (even excluding the whacko
cross-postings) is about bike tech. We should just re-name the group
"rec.oldcurmudgeonswhosometimesdiscussthingsrelati ngtobicycles.tech."


+1


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duane

James wrote:
On 17/12/13 08:12, davethedave wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:04:32 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:

Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot say, Scharfie? Just who
do you think you are?

fetches popcorn, gets comfy


right clicks newsgroup and clicks "Mark Newsgroup Read" and wishes the
cross posting ******s would bugger off

Yeah I'm tired of adding Eddie Haskell and friends to the kill file. Just
logged in with 50 odd new messages and a dozen after the filter. WTF is
the point of that? Don't we have enough of our own?


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duane

On 12/16/2013 3:51 PM, Duane wrote:

snip

Yeah I'm tired of adding Eddie Haskell and friends to the kill file. Just
logged in with 50 odd new messages and a dozen after the filter. WTF is
the point of that? Don't we have enough of our own?

The filters work pretty well for the cross-posters and trolls. I only
have to add one or two new filters per week. Currently at only 43
filters. I've seen groups that are far worse than r.b.t., requiring
hundreds of filter entries.

sms wrote:
On 12/16/2013 3:51 PM, Duane wrote:

snip

Yeah I'm tired of adding Eddie Haskell and friends to the kill file. Just
logged in with 50 odd new messages and a dozen after the filter. WTF is
the point of that? Don't we have enough of our own?

The filters work pretty well for the cross-posters and trolls. I only
have to add one or two new filters per week. Currently at only 43
filters. I've seen groups that are far worse than r.b.t., requiring
hundreds of filter entries.

On my phone I use News Tap Lite so I can filter posters but I don't see how
to filter based on groups like alt.icanthelpbeingadickhead. So yeah I'm
getting a large kill file.
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duane

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:00:33 -0800, Joe Riel wrote:

James writes:

On 17/12/13 08:12, davethedave wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:04:32 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:

Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot say, Scharfie? Just who
do you think you are?

fetches popcorn, gets comfy

Don't forget the helmet. This could get serious.

right clicks newsgroup and clicks "Mark Newsgroup Read" and wishes
the cross posting ******s would bugger off

You've got the right. Fortunately I configured my news reader (gnus)
to reject all posts with alt.* in the distribution. I thought
the cross-posting would eventually die out, but it hasn't.

Forte Agent newsreader has a feature where messages cross posted over
a settable number of newsgroups, are automagically deleted or marked
read. I have mine set to 4 or more newsgroups and find that it works
quite well at removing the junk cross postings.
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/faq.php#BAF8BFCB74FE9B17852571C0000D3065

Let the blustering, name calling, insults, character assasination,
chest pounding, foaming at the mouth, foot stomping, and fire belching
begin.
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=anger
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Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

This is an entire thread of old guys discussing filtering out other old guys. Soon there will be no one left on RBT who knows what a bicycle is. My spot is reserved on a forum where knowledgeable and interesting cyclists courteously illuminate a wide range of cycling matters, including daily a better class of tech than we've seen on RBT since Sheldon and Jobst moved on. What arrangements have you made?

Andre Jute

On Monday, December 16, 2013 11:51:27 PM UTC, Duane wrote:
Jay Beattie wrote:

On Monday, December 16, 2013 1:26:35 PM UTC-8, Andre Jute wrote:

On Monday, December 16, 2013 9:12:54 PM UTC, davethedave wrote:

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:04:32 -0800, Andre Jute wrote:

Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot say, Scharfie? Just who
do you think you are?

fetches popcorn, gets comfy

Scharfie's a sideshow, Dave.

We're all sideshows. About 5% of the posts (even excluding the whacko

cross-postings) is about bike tech. We should just re-name the group

"rec.oldcurmudgeonswhosometimesdiscussthingsrelati ngtobicycles.tech."

+1