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11 Dec 2005 10:33:45 AM |
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How Do You Plonk Someone? |
From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
Thank you.
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| User: "Luna" |
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11 Dec 2005 11:03:17 AM |
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"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
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From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
Holy *****, you are dravazed?
Jean
Thank you.
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| User: "kali" |
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11 Dec 2005 11:46:20 AM |
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*plonk*
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| User: "Luna" |
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11 Dec 2005 11:54:01 AM |
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"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
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*plonk*
According to protocol you must now answer me.
Jean
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| User: "kali" |
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11 Dec 2005 11:57:38 AM |
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Where's it say that? Whose protocol? Is that a FAQ? Just the FAQs,
ma'am.
And what army?
There. I answered. *plonk*
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| User: "Luna" |
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11 Dec 2005 12:18:05 PM |
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"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134323858.880414.132740@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Where's it say that? Whose protocol? Is that a FAQ? Just the FAQs,
ma'am.
Here's a few items from the secret faq which unfortunately I cannot share
with you until you have your red lanyard.
1. Always, always tell the person and the entire group, by default, that
you are going to killfile someone.
2. Don't *really* do it though, you will want to see if plonkee is talking
about you.
3. Answer plonkee only through other people's posts that quote plonkee. Do
this in a snide sort of conspiratorial way, as if the person and all people
on the group agree with your assessment of the plonkee.
4. When you finally screw up and directly answer the plonkee, explain that
your killfile "expired". You may then launch into a full blown war with the
ex-plonkee until you decide to publicly plonk them again.
And what army?
I'm sorry, we don't talk about that.
There. I answered. *plonk*
It's fun, isn't it? I see your *plonk* and raise you with one of my own.
*PLONK*
Jean
'I used caps so I win'
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| User: "kali" |
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11 Dec 2005 12:21:19 PM |
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But you see, the reason I started this thread is because I don't know
*how* to "killfile" someone. The mystery of *plonk* (see other thread,
just created) eludes me.
So, for this poor brain, anyway, a *plonk* is just a *plonk*. Freud
would understand.
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| User: "Luna" |
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11 Dec 2005 12:39:09 PM |
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"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
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But you see, the reason I started this thread is because I don't know
*how* to "killfile" someone. The mystery of *plonk* (see other thread,
just created) eludes me.
So, for this poor brain, anyway, a *plonk* is just a *plonk*. Freud
would understand.
You are posting through google, so you are essentially plonk out of luck.
Jean
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| User: "LittleBrownFish" |
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11 Dec 2005 01:49:40 PM |
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I'm with you Luna. I think we may be taking this too literally. Perhaps
this is how people with Asperger's view the world??
(is it acceptable to say *plonk* here?)
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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11 Dec 2005 02:57:49 PM |
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kali said on 11 Dec 2005 10:21:19 -0800:
But you see, the reason I started this thread is because I don't know
*how* to "killfile" someone. The mystery of *plonk* (see other thread,
just created) eludes me.
So, for this poor brain, anyway, a *plonk* is just a *plonk*. Freud
would understand.
You are using the Google Groups web interface (also known as "G2"), which has
no facilities for plonking, killfiling, scoring, bozo-binning, filtering, or
blocking. Real news-reader programs do - even "Outlook Express".
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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11 Dec 2005 04:52:42 PM |
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On 2005-12-11, Whiskers wrote:
kali said on 11 Dec 2005 10:21:19 -0800:
But you see, the reason I started this thread is because I don't know
*how* to "killfile" someone. The mystery of *plonk* (see other thread,
just created) eludes me.
So, for this poor brain, anyway, a *plonk* is just a *plonk*. Freud
would understand.
You are using the Google Groups web interface (also known as "G2"), which has
no facilities for plonking, killfiling, scoring, bozo-binning, filtering, or
blocking. Real news-reader programs do - even "Outlook Express".
With gmail subscription to google.groups there is filtering, labeling, a
star mark, automatic quoting with '>', a signature, spellcheck and more.
It even does UTF-8. A newsgroup appears like a threaded mailing list, the
default is collapsed threads, users select a Subject: line to open a
thread for viewing. Works with text and alternative browsers by selecting
'basic HTML', but all features are not available that way.
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More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies,
undisciplined mind does greater harm.
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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11 Dec 2005 05:27:00 PM |
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On 2005-12-11, Bev Thornton <1211142511.4.bev@xoxy.net> wrote:
On 2005-12-11, Whiskers wrote:
kali said on 11 Dec 2005 10:21:19 -0800:
But you see, the reason I started this thread is because I don't know
*how* to "killfile" someone. The mystery of *plonk* (see other thread,
just created) eludes me.
So, for this poor brain, anyway, a *plonk* is just a *plonk*. Freud
would understand.
You are using the Google Groups web interface (also known as "G2"), which has
no facilities for plonking, killfiling, scoring, bozo-binning, filtering, or
blocking. Real news-reader programs do - even "Outlook Express".
With gmail subscription to google.groups there is filtering, labeling, a
star mark, automatic quoting with '>', a signature, spellcheck and more.
It even does UTF-8. A newsgroup appears like a threaded mailing list, the
default is collapsed threads, users select a Subject: line to open a
thread for viewing. Works with text and alternative browsers by selecting
'basic HTML', but all features are not available that way.
Interesting. Not that I'd want to get a Gmail account (or "Googlemail" as
they have to call it in my country) or use a web interface to usenet.
The 'non-Gmail' Google account I have does the proper quoting and sig,
now; they have managed to make some improvements to the system to make it
almost as good as it was before G2. The 'star marking' feature appears to
be available too, but I haven't tried to use it.
There is a new graphical "web-based" news client in Beta release that is
meant to run on a user's PC and access a news-server in the usual way, if I
were desperate to get newsgroups in my browser window (without using its
own usenet client); it works much better than G2, although there is still
room for improvement <http://www.newega.com/>. It certainly works with
leafnode - but it equally certainly isn't slrn :))
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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11 Dec 2005 06:19:38 PM |
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On 2005-12-11, Whiskers wrote:
There is a new graphical "web-based" news client in Beta release that is
meant to run on a user's PC and access a news-server in the usual way, if I
were desperate to get newsgroups in my browser window (without using its
own usenet client); it works much better than G2, although there is still
room for improvement <http://www.newega.com/>. It certainly works with
leafnode - but it equally certainly isn't slrn :))
I wonder why anyone would use that.
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<http://www.clamwin.com/>
The good renounce everything.
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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12 Dec 2005 05:26:41 AM |
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On 2005-12-12, Bev Thornton <1211161636.4.bev@xoxy.net> wrote:
On 2005-12-11, Whiskers wrote:
There is a new graphical "web-based" news client in Beta release that is
meant to run on a user's PC and access a news-server in the usual way, if I
were desperate to get newsgroups in my browser window (without using its
own usenet client); it works much better than G2, although there is still
room for improvement <http://www.newega.com/>. It certainly works with
leafnode - but it equally certainly isn't slrn :))
I wonder why anyone would use that.
Could be useful on a 'kiosk computer', or as a front end to a web forum.
And some people are comfortable with a web browser but get very confused
if presented with anything 'different'. As a newsgroup 'add-on' for a
browser I think it works better than Opera's mail & news accessory.
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| User: "LittleBrownFish" |
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12 Dec 2005 06:42:04 AM |
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GlennT wrote <<It has
also been know to be a natural aphrodisiac but those rumours are
unconfirmed. >>
Newsflash....rumours have just been confirmed! Your message just made
me all frisky :)
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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12 Dec 2005 02:51:45 PM |
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On 2005-12-12, Whiskers wrote:
On 2005-12-12, Bev Thornton <1211161636.4.bev@xoxy.net> wrote:
On 2005-12-11, Whiskers wrote:
There is a new graphical "web-based" news client in Beta release that is
meant to run on a user's PC and access a news-server in the usual way, if I
were desperate to get newsgroups in my browser window (without using its
own usenet client); it works much better than G2, although there is still
room for improvement <http://www.newega.com/>. It certainly works with
leafnode - but it equally certainly isn't slrn :))
I wonder why anyone would use that.
Could be useful on a 'kiosk computer', or as a front end to a web forum.
Oh, that's just asking for trouble, both in and out, if it is connected to
a normal news server. Like, right now, there are remote execution exploits
that could walk right through it and even after the holes allowing those
exploits are patched there will be new ones.
And some people are comfortable with a web browser but get very confused
if presented with anything 'different'.
Maybe that's who it is for, but the idea behind Thunderbird is safer.
As a newsgroup 'add-on' for a browser I think it works better than
Opera's mail & news accessory.
Anything like that is bad news. The lack of granularity reduces the
security of the system. But the newega thing simply takes the cake if it
is going to automatically decode binaries and display them in or play them
through a browser.
More bad news, no email for usenet through google groups, just abridged
and digest versions, so, no way to plonk there. Most plonkers will have to
go on pretending.
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<http://www.publications.doh.gov.uk/pandemicflu/>
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| User: "GlennT" |
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11 Dec 2005 10:43:57 PM |
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Luna wrote:
"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134323858.880414.132740@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Where's it say that? Whose protocol? Is that a FAQ? Just the FAQs,
ma'am.
Here's a few items from the secret faq which unfortunately I cannot share
with you until you have your red lanyard.
1. Always, always tell the person and the entire group, by default, that
you are going to killfile someone.
2. Don't *really* do it though, you will want to see if plonkee is talking
about you.
3. Answer plonkee only through other people's posts that quote plonkee. Do
this in a snide sort of conspiratorial way, as if the person and all people
on the group agree with your assessment of the plonkee.
4. When you finally screw up and directly answer the plonkee, explain that
your killfile "expired". You may then launch into a full blown war with the
ex-plonkee until you decide to publicly plonk them again.
And what army?
I'm sorry, we don't talk about that.
There. I answered. *plonk*
It's fun, isn't it? I see your *plonk* and raise you with one of my own.
*PLONK*
Jean
'I used caps so I win'
Having recently plonked someone I can recommend this method. If
properly applied it causes people to have a fake heart attack and
then subscribe to other groups. Very efficacious!
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| User: "Hexe" |
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11 Dec 2005 10:33:39 PM |
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:18:05 -0500, "Luna" <lunajean@gmail.com> wrote:
. . .
1. Always, always tell the person and the entire group, by default, that
you are going to killfile someone.
Jean
'I used caps so I win'
killfile??!! this would hurt, wouldn't it?!!!
is there a woundfile?
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:Hexe
: Thought for the journey:
If you got into a taxi and the driver started driving backward, would the taxi driver end up owing you money?
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| User: "GlennT" |
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11 Dec 2005 10:47:22 PM |
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Hexe wrote:
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:18:05 -0500, "Luna" <lunajean@gmail.com> wrote:
. . .
1. Always, always tell the person and the entire group, by default, that
you are going to killfile someone.
Jean
'I used caps so I win'
killfile??!! this would hurt, wouldn't it?!!!
is there a woundfile?
No pain no gain. A woundfile only delays the matter and creates
confusion amongst the working classes.
No, a quick clean kill, properly announced, works wonders. It
clears the nasal passages and can even cure bedwetting. It has
also been know to be a natural aphrodisiac but those rumours are
unconfirmed.
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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12 Dec 2005 10:04:31 AM |
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On 2005-12-12, Hexe <holmsepp@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:18:05 -0500, "Luna" <lunajean@gmail.com> wrote:
. . .
1. Always, always tell the person and the entire group, by default, that
you are going to killfile someone.
Jean
'I used caps so I win'
killfile??!! this would hurt, wouldn't it?!!!
is there a woundfile?
I think that's what ASDFlame was originally meant for ...
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| User: "Dr. Siddhartha Vicious" |
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11 Dec 2005 05:25:17 PM |
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x-no-archive:yes
"Luna" <lunajean@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:QuqdnTN8ybAV8AHenZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@rogers.com...
"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134323858.880414.132740@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Where's it say that? Whose protocol? Is that a FAQ? Just the FAQs,
ma'am.
Here's a few items from the secret faq which unfortunately I cannot share
with you until you have your red lanyard.
1. Always, always tell the person and the entire group, by default, that
you are going to killfile someone.
2. Don't *really* do it though, you will want to see if plonkee is
talking
about you.
3. Answer plonkee only through other people's posts that quote plonkee.
Do
this in a snide sort of conspiratorial way, as if the person and all
people
on the group agree with your assessment of the plonkee.
4. When you finally screw up and directly answer the plonkee, explain
that
your killfile "expired". You may then launch into a full blown war with
the
ex-plonkee until you decide to publicly plonk them again.
And what army?
I'm sorry, we don't talk about that.
There. I answered. *plonk*
It's fun, isn't it? I see your *plonk* and raise you with one of my own.
*PLONK*
Jean
'I used caps so I win'
I'd say you've summed it up quite nicely. I have always been pleasantly
unsurprised when those who have plonked me have gone on to have further
inflamatory responses to me afterwards. No one could every quite plonk like
Dakitty though. ;-)
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Proud member of the reality-based community
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11 Dec 2005 10:44:33 AM |
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"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134318825.689969.170000@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
Thank you.
Yes.
You go, "*plonk*".
The *plonk* may be preceded by verbiage of your choice stating why the
plonkee is being plonked (the plonkee's presumed adolescence is a popular
choice).
However, nothing should follow the *plonk*.
Spoils the effect.
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| User: "" |
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18 Dec 2005 03:09:19 AM |
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I like to plonk them up the *****. Its more exciting that way !!!
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:44:33 GMT, "John" <jjdamato@hawaii.rr.com>
wrote:
"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134318825.689969.170000@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
Thank you.
Yes.
You go, "*plonk*".
The *plonk* may be preceded by verbiage of your choice stating why the
plonkee is being plonked (the plonkee's presumed adolescence is a popular
choice).
However, nothing should follow the *plonk*.
Spoils the effect.
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| User: "Tim Kett" |
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11 Dec 2005 07:53:59 PM |
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John wrote:
"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134318825.689969.170000@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
Thank you.
Yes.
You go, "*plonk*".
The *plonk* may be preceded by verbiage of your choice stating why the
plonkee is being plonked (the plonkee's presumed adolescence is a popular
choice).
However, nothing should follow the *plonk*.
Spoils the effect.
Hello-ha
Duz thay have hillbillies in Hawaii?
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| User: "Gayle" |
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11 Dec 2005 10:57:58 AM |
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John wrote:
"kali" <dravazed@w-link.net> wrote in message
news:1134318825.689969.170000@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
Thank you.
Yes.
You go, "*plonk*".
The *plonk* may be preceded by verbiage of your choice stating why the
plonkee is being plonked (the plonkee's presumed adolescence is a popular
choice).
However, nothing should follow the *plonk*.
Spoils the effect.
Ha! Exactly. I also enjoy an alternate
version in which the plonker continues
to respond to the plonkee's posts. But I
enjoyed this version with an unnamed
plonk target, too. Adds some mystery.
Gayle
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| User: "Hexe" |
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11 Dec 2005 10:31:36 PM |
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:44:33 GMT, "John" <jjdamato@hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
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You go, "*plonk*".
The *plonk* may be preceded by verbiage of your choice stating why the
plonkee is being plonked (the plonkee's presumed adolescence is a popular
choice).
However, nothing should follow the *plonk*.
Spoils the effect.
how do I know if i've been <plonk>ed or *plonk*ed.
will I feel it? does it hurt?
does it matter if i'm <plonk>ed or *plonk*ed?
will it leave a scar?
all of a sudden, will a P appear on my forehead?
will y'all be able to see my P?
i'll wear a hat.
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:Hexe
: Thought for the journey:
As he thinketh in his heart, so is he. - Proverbs (27:3)
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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11 Dec 2005 02:37:08 PM |
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On 2005-12-11, kali wrote:
From time to time, I see people *plonk* others. I want to know how.
Can you give me exact instructions--please?
You need a gmail account to use for reading the newsgroup. Get someone
with a gmail account to send you an invite. Then, subscribe to the
newsgroup through google with the gmail account. Finally, create the
filters you want inside the gmail account and read the newsgroup from
there. Make a filter 'Move it to the Trash' to plonk.
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These two qualities have a share in clear knowing.
Which two? Tranquillity and insight.
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| User: "kali" |
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11 Dec 2005 03:01:43 PM |
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That's a very clear answer. Thank you.
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| User: "LittleBrownFish" |
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11 Dec 2005 03:25:51 PM |
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Yes, but I still don't get it. What IS plonking?
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| User: "kali" |
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11 Dec 2005 03:39:48 PM |
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Ahhh, for *that* you must undergo the Ancient Mystical Rites of
Plonkish. I could enroll you for a reasonable sum, and administer the
initiation--via email, of course.
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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11 Dec 2005 03:47:39 PM |
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On 2005-12-11, LittleBrownFish wrote:
Yes, but I still don't get it. What IS plonking?
Filtering posts, these messages within the newsgroup, so that messages
from a particular source, usually a person, are not seen or are dropped to
the bottom of the screen when reading the newsgroup.
To do it through google you have to subscribe to the group with an email
account capable of filtering messages on at least the From: line. The
easiest and slickest way to do groups.google is through a gmail account;
they're designed to go together.
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Let one admonish; let one teach; let one forbid the wrong;
and one will be loved by the good and hated by the bad.
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