On 2009/09/19 2:41 PM Tommy27 wrote:
gene, all you say is just plonk... plonk... plonk... :confused:
For your edification.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk_(usenet)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk_%28usenet%29>
Plonk is a Usenet jargon term for adding a particular poster to
one's kill file such that the poster's future postings are
completely ignored. It was first used in 1989 and by 1994[1] was a
commonly used term on Usenet regarding kill file additions.
The word is an example of onomatopoeia, intended to humorously
represent the supposed sound[2] of the user hitting the kill file.
It is also sometimes given as an acronym standing for Please Log
Off, Net Kook, though this is likely a backronym. Other used
expressions are "put lamer on killfile" [3] and Please Leave Our
Newsgroup: Killfile!
It is also used as a verb: "I plonked that idiot Tom". As a public
repudiation of the plonked poster, it is appended to the end of
one's reply (or may constitute the entire reply).
The term's usage later expanded to include the use of e-mail filters
that delete incoming messages that meet certain filter criteria set
by the receiving user, so block messages from annoying senders. It
has also often been figuratively used on BBSes, webboards, blogs,
and wikis (which usually do not actually have filters), and is
occasionally used in reference to blocking a user on an IM protocol.
--
Larry I. Gusaas
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
Website: http://larry-gusaas.com
"An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." -
Edgard Varese
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