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Subject:	Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date:	Fri, 10 May 2002 18:32:13 GMT
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It seems to me that certain recurring flamefests could be prevented, or at least reduced in scope, if you could prohibit certain users from replying to certain other users (and vice-versa).... -- William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZING BUT TRUE: There is so much sand in northern Africa that if it were spread out it would completely cover the Sahara Desert!

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
(...) wouldn't that just cause a proliferation (sp) of new threads, and make the problem worse, since you wouldn't know which threads have no useful content? There's all sorts of technical solutions we can try, but as long as people want to argue, (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

		Re: Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
(...) I don't think that you could really keep that in control. If I had some problem with you, and started publicly insulting you, I'd expect that you may want to defend yourself. If you couldn't you could just start your own thread to get back at (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

		Re: Block user X from replying to a message by user Y
(...) That's not a bad idea, and I appreciate all suggestions, but I don't think it's really in LUGNET's 'style'. It seems a bit too personalized and restrictive for us. There's too much potential for it to cut off good conversation, be confusing on (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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