Are astronomy gathering safe for children?

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:29:17 -0600, David Knisely wrote:

Hi there. You posted:

I'm still amazed that No one objected to the post at the time.
Clay

There is a good reason for this. Most likely, the originator of the posting
is doing this to merely gather attention for himself at the expense of others.
We call these people "trolls", as they troll for responses which will let
them get their jollys. A common (and effective) method for dealing with
trolls is to absolutely ignore what they post. If followed rigidly, the troll
doesn't get the response he so greatly desires (ie: objections to his posting)
and eventually goes away for good. If people keep feeding these trolls, they
will just keep putting up their garbage over and over again. Filtering with
the newsreaders is also somewhat effective, although with some trolls who
change their on-screen names, it can be less effective. As for Astronomy in
general, please do not confuse some of the stuff found on USENET for the real
amateur astronomy community. Generally, they are civil, helpful, and a lot of
fun to be around (also safe for children). Amateur Astronomy is a wonderful
hobby, so find your nearest club and see how to get involved on a face-to-face
basis. Clear skies to you.

David

Thanks for your post I expect you are correct. It's not amateur astronomy
that's at faul. I've had nothing but good experiences from the true
amateurs I've met.

Clay

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:29:17 -0600, David Knisely wrote:

Hi there. You posted:

I'm still amazed that No one objected to the post at the time.
Clay

There is a good reason for this. Most likely, the originator of the posting
is doing this to merely gather attention for himself at the expense of others.
We call these people "trolls", as they troll for responses which will let
them get their jollys. A common (and effective) method for dealing with
trolls is to absolutely ignore what they post. If followed rigidly, the troll
doesn't get the response he so greatly desires (ie: objections to his posting)
and eventually goes away for good. If people keep feeding these trolls, they
will just keep putting up their garbage over and over again. Filtering with
the newsreaders is also somewhat effective, although with some trolls who
change their on-screen names, it can be less effective. As for Astronomy in
general, please do not confuse some of the stuff found on USENET for the real
amateur astronomy community. Generally, they are civil, helpful, and a lot of
fun to be around (also safe for children). Amateur Astronomy is a wonderful
hobby, so find your nearest club and see how to get involved on a face-to-face
basis. Clear skies to you.

David

Thanks for your post I expect you are correct. It's not amateur astronomy
that's at faul. I've had nothing but good experiences from the true
amateurs I've met.

Clay

The Schwarzchild radius defines the point at which light can no longer
escape from a black hole. I think we should rename it the Shawn Grant radius,
in honor of Mr. Grant, who has bent space in this newsgroup to his own end,
and sucked in every amateur astronomer within a light-year radius. His trophy
for such masterful trolling can only be one thing--a fishing reel bolted to a
tasco refractor.
Clear newsgroups!
L Brown

The Schwarzchild radius defines the point at which light can no longer
escape from a black hole. I think we should rename it the Shawn Grant radius,
in honor of Mr. Grant, who has bent space in this newsgroup to his own end,
and sucked in every amateur astronomer within a light-year radius. His trophy
for such masterful trolling can only be one thing--a fishing reel bolted to a
tasco refractor.
Clear newsgroups!
L Brown

The Schwarzchild radius defines the point at which light can no longer
escape from a black hole. I think we should rename it the Shawn Grant radius,
in honor of Mr. Grant, who has bent space in this newsgroup to his own end,
and sucked in every amateur astronomer within a light-year radius. His trophy
for such masterful trolling can only be one thing--a fishing reel bolted to a
tasco refractor.
Clear newsgroups!
L Brown

"CG" wrote in message
...

I was questioning weather the link was appropriate at all, a warning is
pointless and filth is just a click away.

Are the "make money fast" links appropriate? I don't think so... but who
would you have be the "newsgroup police?"

"CG" wrote in message
...

I was questioning weather the link was appropriate at all, a warning is
pointless and filth is just a click away.

Are the "make money fast" links appropriate? I don't think so... but who
would you have be the "newsgroup police?"

"CG" wrote in message
...

I was questioning weather the link was appropriate at all, a warning is
pointless and filth is just a click away.

Are the "make money fast" links appropriate? I don't think so... but who
would you have be the "newsgroup police?"

brilliant & tastefully humorous.


Larry Brown wrote:

The Schwarzchild radius defines the point at which light can no longer
escape from a black hole. I think we should rename it the Shawn Grant radius,
in honor of Mr. Grant, who has bent space in this newsgroup to his own end,
and sucked in every amateur astronomer within a light-year radius. His trophy
for such masterful trolling can only be one thing--a fishing reel bolted to a
tasco refractor.
Clear newsgroups!
L Brown

brilliant & tastefully humorous.


Larry Brown wrote:

The Schwarzchild radius defines the point at which light can no longer
escape from a black hole. I think we should rename it the Shawn Grant radius,
in honor of Mr. Grant, who has bent space in this newsgroup to his own end,
and sucked in every amateur astronomer within a light-year radius. His trophy
for such masterful trolling can only be one thing--a fishing reel bolted to a
tasco refractor.
Clear newsgroups!
L Brown