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To: John O'Neill who wrote (217)	5/23/1998 8:21:00 PM
From: Dick Smith	Read Replies (1) of 263

Why oppose filtering--- Zeuspaul isn't the only Si member who opposes filtering, so I'm going to answer John O'Neill's question "Why would you not want to have the option to exclude a poster if the decision to filter it out it was yours only?", too. Disruptive discussion is a problem. But making it easier to skip posters will not discourage it... it will provide an excuse for more disruptive posting. "You can just skip it," they'll reply. Further, the ability to skip those who disagree with you will make it difficult to have a thread which contains a coherent discussion. This is very bad for those of us who are trying to read the entire thread, because it's likely that the thread will break into separated, redundant discussions being held by those who disagree. We need tools for rational, calm discussion. Turning your back is not one of those that has been useful in the real world, and many of us think that it would not be useful here. Dick

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