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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
How can discussion threads be closed to additonal comments?
Need to close discussion thread 'Do COINSTAR Machines Reject Error Coins?' Too many off-topic responses! Thank-you |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
On Dec 4, 11:31*am, socraticquest wrote:
How can discussion threads be closed to additonal comments? Need to close discussion thread 'Do COINSTAR Machines Reject Error Coins?' Too many off-topic responses! Thank-you GO **** YOURSELF while we have some beers. oly |
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"socraticquest" wrote:
Too many off-topic responses! Welcome to Usenet. The Real World is down the hall and a sharp left past your ego. A moderated forum like CoinTalk may be more to your liking. -- Mike Benveniste -- (Clarification Required) Its name is Public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God. -- Mark Twain |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
"socraticquest" wrote in message ... How can discussion threads be closed to additonal comments? Take a loaded pistol, put the business end in your mouth aiming upward, pull trigger. There, that mean old thread won't bother you any longer. Need to close discussion thread 'Do COINSTAR Machines Reject Error Coins?' Assuming you haven't yet taken my advice regarding your first question, why not pop open a can of beer and chill out? Too many off-topic responses! Poor baby, forced to read them all. Thank-you You're welcome. |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
In , on 12/04/2010
at 01:31 PM, "Beanie" said: Take a loaded pistol, put the business end in your mouth aiming upward, pull trigger. There, that mean old thread won't bother you any longer. Ok. I almost killfiled you before, as you didn't seem to be very smart. Now I see my first impulse was correct. You're an idiot AND an asshole. This is the second completely dumb reply I've seen from you in a week. Both in reply to legitimate questions/ideas. Perhaps you should try following your own advise? It IS a shame that anyone with a computer can post, and post any moronic thing that comes out of their brain. It's also a big Usenet plus at times. This isn't one of those times. plonk Nick |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
"socraticquest" wrote in message ... How can discussion threads be closed to additonal comments? Need to close discussion thread 'Do COINSTAR Machines Reject Error Coins?' Too many off-topic responses! Thank-you Hello You could join a more controlled Newsgroup instead of Global Usenet. Google and Yahoo have their own alternative newsgroups. Below is one example from Yahoo Groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usa_coin_group/ ... |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
"Nick Knight" wrote in message ... In , on 12/04/2010 at 01:31 PM, "Beanie" said: Take a loaded pistol, put the business end in your mouth aiming upward, pull trigger. There, that mean old thread won't bother you any longer. Ok. I almost killfiled you before, as you didn't seem to be very smart. Now I see my first impulse was correct. You're an idiot AND an asshole. This is the second completely dumb reply I've seen from you in a week. Both in reply to legitimate questions/ideas. Perhaps you should try following your own advise? It IS a shame that anyone with a computer can post, and post any moronic thing that comes out of their brain. It's also a big Usenet plus at times. This isn't one of those times. plonk It seems that most posters here consider you to be a gigantic asshole and spammer. Nobody gives a **** what you think or who you killfile. Do us all a favor and kill yourself, you pathetic loser. |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
On Dec 4, 3:53*pm, "Beanie" wrote:
"Nick Knight" wrote in message ... In , on 12/04/2010 * at 01:31 PM, "Beanie" said: Take a loaded pistol, put the business end in your mouth aiming upward, pull *trigger. There, that mean old thread won't bother you any longer. |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
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12/04/2010 at 09:31 AM, socraticquest said: How can discussion threads be closed to additonal comments? Need to close discussion thread 'Do COINSTAR Machines Reject Error Coins?' Too many off-topic responses! Well, sir, you may not have gathered from my previous post ... but I agree with you completely as to how often and quickly a thread can get off-track here. While I don't know many of the folks who post here personally, my perception is that there are some older, retired folk "here" where this is their only way to socialize. They do not care that this isn't the proper place for it, nor that they aren't actually socializing ... not like real people do. They like to argue politics and compare past experiences, all un-coin-related. If we didn't have these conversations, the place would be much quieter. Oddly, I've even heard posters JUSTIFY their off-topic posts because of this ... it was too quiet. Why not fill the void, in a coin-collecting newsgroup, with rubbish?!! See how much better that is. The one moron who repied to you previously, well, I'm not sure where he/she/it came from, but I've only noticed this poster more recently. As you can tell from the post's depth and quick-whit, there isn't much you can call "well balanced" there. I assume he/she's another one of those lonely soles who thinks he/she's participating in a social event "here", and you've theatened its very being. That's not an excuse ... I'm just trying to talk it out. Fortunately, you've received some more reasonable replies. The bottom line is that, in an international and public forum like this, you can't really stop anyone from posting, nomatter how poor a use of human skin they are. Your best bet is to learn how to use killfiles. It you "kill" stupidity as it presents itself, you end up with far less bile to sort through. Quality goes up, noise goes down. It seems to be a never-ending job; as one disappears (virtually or really), there always seems to be someone else that pops up. The world needs more old-folk's mixers or something. Perhaps we can fix old "Beanie" up with someone who can relieve his/her/its stress. Nick |
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FORUM ISSUE: Please refrain from off-topic discussions.
"Nick Knight" wrote in message ... In , on 12/04/2010 at 09:31 AM, socraticquest said: How can discussion threads be closed to additonal comments? Need to close discussion thread 'Do COINSTAR Machines Reject Error Coins?' Too many off-topic responses! Well, sir, you may not have gathered from my previous post ... but I agree with you completely as to how often and quickly a thread can get off-track here. While I don't know many of the folks who post here personally, my perception is that there are some older, retired folk "here" where this is their only way to socialize. They do not care that this isn't the proper place for it, nor that they aren't actually socializing ... not like real people do. They like to argue politics and compare past experiences, all un-coin-related. If we didn't have these conversations, the place would be much quieter. Oddly, I've even heard posters JUSTIFY their off-topic posts because of this ... it was too quiet. Why not fill the void, in a coin-collecting newsgroup, with rubbish?!! See how much better that is. The one moron who repied to you previously, well, I'm not sure where he/she/it came from, but I've only noticed this poster more recently. As you can tell from the post's depth and quick-whit, there isn't much you can call "well balanced" there. I assume he/she's another one of those lonely soles who thinks he/she's participating in a social event "here", and you've theatened its very being. That's not an excuse ... I'm just trying to talk it out. Fortunately, you've received some more reasonable replies. The bottom line is that, in an international and public forum like this, you can't really stop anyone from posting, nomatter how poor a use of human skin they are. Your best bet is to learn how to use killfiles. It you "kill" stupidity as it presents itself, you end up with far less bile to sort through. Quality goes up, noise goes down. It seems to be a never-ending job; as one disappears (virtually or really), there always seems to be someone else that pops up. The world needs more old-folk's mixers or something. Perhaps we can fix old "Beanie" up with someone who can relieve his/her/its stress. Nick A foolproof solution for those of you who encounter an unwanted OT post in RCC or notice that a coin-related thread has wandered OT is to simply ignore it. Nothing fancy. No killfiles, psychological poster analysis, or posted rants necessary. Just ignore the damn thing. When these threads prosper, there obviously are some RCC'ers who must enjoy them. If you're not one of them, i-g-n-o-r-e the posts and stop whining like you're being forced to read every thing you see here. Personally, I would rather follow most non-political OT threads here than read repetative posts that steer people to one's latest eBay auctions. |
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