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SI Message Filtering - Pros and Cons

An SI Board Since February 1998

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Emcee: David Lawrence	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

This is a place for what will undoubtedly be some lively debate on the positives and negatives of allowing registered Silicon Investor users to "filter out" messages of other users. There are many issues, including free speech, thread continunity, arbitrary or unintended consequences, and last, but certainly not least, the desires of our hosts.

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Reply	Message Preview	From	Recs	Posted
263	#reply-10465582	David Lawrence	-	7/12/1999
262	Re:>>> The Fools Board has implemented a feature where you can block o	Herb Fuller	-	12/18/1998
261	<<Their market cap won't be rewarded for your "voluntary" f	Stephen Kahn	-	11/30/1998
260	Their market cap won't be rewarded for your "voluntary" fees - th	David Lawrence	-	11/30/1998
259	I just made the same comment to The Motley Fool. Their objection to downloading	Stephen Kahn	-	11/30/1998
258	> I like your idea. Have you submitted it to SI? I sent a message to Jill	Stephen Kahn	-	11/30/1998
257	I like your idea. Have you submitted it to SI? Your idea + a filter button w	Justin C	-	11/30/1998
256	What I would like to see, far more than a filter button, is the ability to down	Stephen Kahn	-	11/30/1998
255	To: +John O'Neill (212 ) From: +raven	raven	-	8/28/1998
254	<i>I for one would pay extra for such a feature.</i> As would I, i	Justin C	-	8/28/1998
253	I for one would pay extra for such a feature.	bluejeans	-	8/28/1998
252	Monte, I'm in 100% agreement with your opinion on message filtering. I see	Justin C	-	8/28/1998
251	Folks at SI, in my opinion, this is not a weighty philosophical subject. I jus	Monte High	-	8/27/1998
250	Message 5513439	Gary R. Owens	-	8/17/1998
249	In the strictest sense of the word, Hitler's Nazi party was socialist, thou	Janice Shell	-	8/11/1998
248	Herb, you are spouting Fascist nonsense. This stuff really did go out of style	jhild	-	8/11/1998
247	Janice , Re:>>>You'd have LOVED Europe in 1939 <<< If yo	Herb Fuller	-	8/11/1998
246	I seriously doubt if an ignore button would crimp anyone's style. I read th	Laz	-	8/11/1998
245	<i>they would then be blocked from posting on SI</i> And Janice wo	Larry Voyles	-	8/10/1998
244	<i>Also it would be a good thing if the offending poster was excluded by	Janice Shell	-	8/10/1998
243	The ignore button must be working pretty well.	raven	-	7/21/1998
242	Thanks to SI's would-be competitor, (Raging Bull), I have lurked in the pr	Michelino	-	7/21/1998
241	It sure makes sense to me. Good idea. raven	raven	-	7/16/1998
240	All , Re:>>> Filtering out all unwanted posts <<< I would li	Herb Fuller	-	7/15/1998
239	It's funny how that works. raven	raven	-	7/9/1998

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