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Texascavers: The Rules One: THOU SHALT NOT FLAME! Civil discourse and discussion is encouraged. It's ok to disagree, but do so agreeably. The List Keeper reserves the right to remove persistent violators. On Sep 29, 2019, at 11:33 PM, Michael Gibbons <6453...@gmail.com<mailto:6453...@gmail.com>> wrote: That's very interesting stuff. I guess that self work both ways invader annoying find your rhetoric to be drivel. From what I've experienced that is precisely where ther disconnect lay. Ther majority try (by your own admission) to bully someone an opinion different than yours into leaving ther forum. That's mighty 1st amendment of you. It's refreshing see that someones civil rights can only be trodden upon and the individual simply harrsssed into submission. It would be ashame to just leave some be that doesnt agree with you. It would be terrible to try to ascertain what makes them draw the conclusions they do. God forbid the annoying guy have something enlightening to say. And far be it from those that know all the correct answers to the worlds woes be motivated to some soul searching to find what makes their actions contrary to the their tolerant conception of themselves. It would a travesty to gang up on someone of a differing opinion. To inundate that person with veiled insults and innuendo regarding his IQ simply because he sees the world differently. Intimidating be sheer volume of passive aggressive language designed to bait a response in kind. Then to blame the ugliness that ensues on the lone annoying guy, who simply reacts as anyone does when faced with bullies and person who jump to judgement without a modicum of respect for the annoying guy. It's a shame that the collective majority with the highest opinion of themselves, find themselves so vulnerable to the ideas they dont understand that it causes their collective mind to snap shut. Disallowing anything familiar to penetrate the comfortable space they claim as their own and protect vehemently by any means necessary. It matters not if those means are 180° askew of the philosophy they pride themselves on and part each other on back in mutual admiration. Its dismaying to witness the mutual admiration society in full acceptance of the groups tactics that dispensed with the unwanted point of view. Like pet dogs that were lost in a storm and found each other. For the survival of the pack they abandon the domestication that held them in regard with society for the nasty aggression that binds them to one another and insures no other disturbs the pecking order of the pack. I think annoying guy guy might use the tools you have shared. Though I doubt you will ever be rid of him. Historically those that are treated with a certain level of inequality gather strength if they dont already have the fortitude, to resist and confront those who wish to to treat him poorly. Smart people, especially ones that trumpet the value of fair play, tolerance and acceptance actually practice those traits they hold in such high regard. But it takes a secure self esteem and fearless ego to lower ones self to a level of truly embracing the unpopular. Only when one can reach that level of humility will they ever understand the need to look inside ones self to find the fault of the outsider. He understands you. You can not make that same claim. On Sun, Sep 29, 2019, 9:51 PM William R. Elliott <speodes...@gmail.com<mailto:speodes...@gmail.com>> wrote: Dear friends on TexasCavers, I have a suggestion that might help some of you filter out the ugly comments, boring and inane reporting, and generally annoying stuff that gets posted here too often. Lately most of it comes from two individuals. We apparently cannot make them quit the forum, unfortunately, but plenty of good folks have quit because of them. And when reasonable people try to best them, the replies get worse. Reminds me of a quote from the first True Grit movie (1969), "Why, you've done nothing when you've bested a fool!" (spoken by Glenn Campbell as Texas Ranger LaBoeuf) I've had a gmail filter on one particular person for a couple of years, and it works well most of the time. I don't even see his stuff, that is unless some of you reply to him, then those replies and his original post get through to me, but it does cut down 80-90% of the stupid stuff being posted. I just created another filter for Annoying Guy #2. Many of you have gmail. In gmail click on Settings (little gear on the upper right), then Settings inside that. In a few seconds a page appears with menus along the top. Click on "Filters and Blocked Emails." Inside that it says "The following filters are applied to all incoming mail:" Below that click on "Create a new filter". Then you will see a form, pasted below. In the From field put (texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>). In the field "Has the words" type the person's name or email as it appears on TexasCavers, in lieu of where I put "Annoying Guy". Then click on "Create filter." Another form pops up and asks, "When a message arrives that matches this search:" look down the list and click the "delete it" box, then "Create Filter" the final time. [image.png] That's all you do. Any email from Annoying Guy via TexasCavers will be deleted and you won't normally see it. But he could still email you directly, or a reply to him by someone else on the forum will get through. If you use a different email service, explore the settings for a filter there. We all have First Amendment rights, and that includes the right not to listen to drivel and insults. You can filter it, and you don't have to quit TexasCavers. These guys think that their rights trump yours, but I don't agree. Thanks and buena suerte amigos, William R. 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