Whilst I was on holiday I found that the ignore feature is still available. 
so if I don't reply to all posters join the dots............ much safer that way then there's no interpersonal disputes on here. 
I'm sorry, I must have missed the part of my thread that included Julia Gillard, Pickering & the political content. 
you started a thread on CS...it belongs to CS and any poster who wishes to post on it 
Do you support limiting others Free Speech within the bounds of the Law ?
or am I free to discuss the topic as I see it ?
@izabsmiling wrote:you started a thread on CS...it belongs to CS and any poster who wishes to post on it
Do you support limiting others Free Speech within the bounds of the Law ?
or am I free to discuss the topic as I see it ?
Now I'm confused, you are on topic if you can discuss the topic posted. If you want to start a new thread about free speech may I repectfully suggest that you do so.
you have a different opinion of what the topic is than the majority of posters here that's all.
Your view of it doesn't make it right or what everyone else must adhere to.
OK ?
from the OP
Trolls
There are a whole bunch of theories about dealing with trolls. The most well-known being that you shouldn't feed the trolls.
- Be vicious to trolls. It's not like you're depriving anybody of food or oxygen.
- Be capricious. If you're consistent, they'll know where the line is; if they know where the line is, they'll skate to the edge of it.
- Be indifferent to trollish suffering. Being called a facist (not a typo: most trolls can’t spell) who's suppressing free speech is not a cause for concern; its semantically equivalent to “You're doing your job.”
- Be obnoxious. Trolls do it because it amuses them to do it. Being made fun of is not amusing, particularly when you can enforce a ban. Remember: they need your site more than your site needs them.
It all boils down to this: every so often you have to dispatch a troll.
The snitch, however, has a far greater and more dangerous impact.
In their sanctioning of intervention into speech, online snitches are facilitating the erosion of freedom of speech – and cheering it all the way.
Rob Harries is a writer and researcher based in London.
@izabsmiling wrote:you have a different opinion of what the topic is than the majority of posters here that's all.
Your view of it doesn't make it right or what everyone else must adhere to.
OK ?
so, does that mean interpersonal disputes and ignore features are off topic? do you think?
