[TheForge] Effectively filtering the offensive.

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I have found that every list has certain roles that just seem to always 
get filled, ( kind of like families).   There always seems the be the 
wise sage, the feckles youth, the voice of reason, the sanctimonious 
prig, the peacemaker and of course the a**hole.    Compared to what I 
have to deal with on other lists, I feel blessed to have Andy holding 
this job down.  Regarding ABANA dropping support for theForge due to 
controversy, as an ABANA member I would find it very distressing.   It 
would also be easy to  rectify, I would just send  my annual ABANA check 
to Qth.net instead.  I would really miss the Anvil, but not near as much 
as theForge.   

Charles

Jerry Frost wrote:

>If Andy really bothers you so much his posts will be easy enough to filter,
>his name and nickname are unique so you won't even miss out on a good
>recipe. Set your filters for the: "Sender" line, "From" line, "Subject" line
>and "Message Body", using: "Andy Vida", "Andy V." (some folk use his initial
>in responses and you don't want anything getting through) And "Demon
>Buddha," lastly, use ALL his Edresses. Remember to specify all these
>parameters in all four areas, Sender, From, Subject and Body.
>
>Just remember, though Andy is opinionated in the extreme and often just
>plain wrong he's one of the good guys. Andy never fails to jump in with help
>when he can, not just online either. He helps people in the real physical
>world to the point of severely taxing his own life and well being. Put more
>simply he's demonstrated the willingness to make substantial personal
>sacrifices to help other people.
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