Re: The Going Prices of Circuit Simulators

"Spider Willis" <pleasenoemail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:b078c$442642ea$43888ed5$30387@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "If we all just killfile
>> him"
>
>
> What Does the above phrase mean ???
> How does one killfile anyone ???
>
> Doesn't the old programming term KILL apply here which
> I understand means the same as DELETE.
>
> If so then I can assume if you killfile someone
> you are threatening them with death ???
>
> TSK...TSK...TSK...and I thought you
> Internet blokes were smarter than that.
>
> Back to the laws of the jungle ... but isn't that
> the norm for a capitalistic country.
>

Let's see, first you admit you don't understand the term, then you make up

your own definition and assume the worst.  Finally, you despise others for

suggesting such an action (one that you yourself made up for the 
definition).

Don't you think you're being a bit harse on yourself for assuming the
worst 
in others?

To 'killfile' someone is to adjust your news-reader settings so that 
messages from that person are not downloaded/shown in your news-reader. 
When you decide that you no longer wish to be bothered trying to read 
through the postings of someone (for whatever reason you decide), you can 
'killfile' that poster so you aren't bothered with their messages.  For 
details of how to do it, look in your specific news-reader program's help 
do***ents.

No threat of death or physical harm implied, one just decides one wants to

ignore someone.  Some folks find it helpful rather than reading the target

poster's messages and then being tempted to reply to statements they 
strongly disagree with.

Of course there are some folks (perhaps yourself), that post ludicrous 
statements just to try and anger others into posting a reply.  Such folks 
often resort to extreme statements (such as "I can assume if you killfile 
someone you are threatening them with death ") and make such sweeping 
generalities (such as "but isn't that the norm for a capitalistic
country.") 
in an effort to incite a 'flame war'.  Those folks fit one of the 
definitions of 'usenet troll' and are often placed in people's 'killfile'.

<plonk>
(the above phrase '<plonk>' is used by many to indicate that they have 
decided you have no useful content to provide to the discussion and have 
thus placed your 'From' address into their news-reader's 'killfile')

daestrom