Posted by forthfore on April 13, 2000, at 1:13:21
In reply to disruptions, posted by Dr. Bob on April 12, 2000, at 22:28:20
There's little anyone can do to silence certain people. It's the nature of the Internet. Dr. Bob could probably block someone's IP address, but they could always switch to a new ISP.
He could make the board moderated - but that's a lot of work for someone. And delays posting, makes everyone feel a bit censored.
The only thing to do is NOT respond to offensive posts - in ANY way. I wouldn't even bother to read them.
But whatever you do DON'T write back - NOT ONE WORD - not patient, not mean, not flaming, not arguing, not condescending - NOTHING.
Some people get off on ANY kind of attention - good or bad.
> Hi, everyone,
>
> Sorry about the recent disruptions. I'm trying to do what I can about it. Let's just try to put that behind us and not get side-tracked.
>
> How does it go, the price of liberty is eternal vigilance? Something like that.
>
> Bob
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