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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (26547)	1/14/2005 10:57:39 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Are you gonna make an 'Animal House" speech?

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (26547)	1/14/2005 11:03:06 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Why don't you just put him on ignore? Those guys afflicted with SMS can be a pain....

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (26547)	1/14/2005 12:13:13 PM
From: MichaelSkyy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I would give it the 'boot', but I'm not in charge..My guess is it is a sicko jr high punk, aka 'Troll', messin' with adults..I put it on 'Ignore' not to long after it started posting.. Mike Internet Trolls (Copyright © 2001 by Timothy Campbell - July 13 2001 Edition) What is a Troll? An Internet "troll" is a person who delights in sowing discord on the Internet. He (and it is usually he) tries to start arguments and upset people. Trolls see Internet communications services as convenient venues for their bizarre game. For some reason, they don't "get" that they are hurting real people. To them, other Internet users are not quite human but are a kind of digital abstraction. As a result, they feel no sorrow whatsoever for the pain they inflict. Indeed, the greater the suffering they cause, the greater their 'achievement' (as they see it). At the moment, the relative anonymity of the net allows trolls to flourish. Trolls are utterly impervious to criticism (constructive or otherwise). You cannot negotiate with them; you cannot cause them to feel shame or compassion; you cannot reason with them. They cannot be made to feel remorse. For some reason, trolls do not feel they are bound by the rules of courtesy or social responsibility. Perhaps this sounds inconceivable. You may think, "Surely there is something I can write that will change them." But a true troll can not be changed by mere words. The only way to deal with trolls is to limit your reaction to reminding others not to respond to trolls. When you try to reason with a troll, he wins. When you insult a troll, he wins. When you scream at a troll, he wins. The only thing that trolls can't handle is being ignored.

To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (26547)	1/14/2005 12:21:08 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Respond to of 90947

Really there is no reason to put Laz in that position, join me in ignoring the little short pecker. Your just a couple of keystrokes away from never hearing from micro wiener again. Go for it. I'm beginning to wonder though how many accounts SI allows folks to have.