XPost: comp.programming 
 From: nospam@please.reply.to.group.thanks.com 
  
 Thomas G. Marshall wrote: 
 > I've been interested in the following, but am not sure if it violates 
 > the ethics and charter of usenet. 
  
 There is an ethics of usenet? 
  
  
  
 > Please tell me if I'm asking this in the wrong place. 
 > 
 > I've noticed that there are many miscreants out there that flame away, 
 > and even /prefer/ to become plonked, because it gives them freedom of 
 > sorts to respond to the plonkers without argument. 
  
 No offense, really, but if you are worrying about something like this 
 then you have something in common with the troll:  lack of a better use 
 of your time. 
  
 Plonk em, find something better to do and then move on. 
  
 Steve 
  
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