Re: Courtesy

Deb writes:
I was wondering if there was not a way to block such individuals from the
group...

Fortunately, no. This is a Usenet newsgroup, not a Web forum or
mailing-list. Usenet is an anarchy with no one in charge. If you find a
particular individual's writings offensive killfile her. You don't have to
read anything you don't want to read.

--
John Hasler
john@xxxxxxxxxx
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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