Are astronomy gathering safe for children?

Thanks Mike I hope you are right but what I've read here doesn't give me
much hope. I'm still amazed that No one objected to the post at the time.
Clay

I am sure that no-one objected because almost no-one bothered to look.

Thanks Mike I hope you are right but what I've read here doesn't give me
much hope. I'm still amazed that No one objected to the post at the time.
Clay

I am sure that no-one objected because almost no-one bothered to look.

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 W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

**********************************************
* Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY *
* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
* http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org *
**********************************************

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 W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

**********************************************
* Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY *
* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
* http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org *
**********************************************

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 W. Knisely
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/

**********************************************
* Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY *
* July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir *
* http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org *
**********************************************

is that you Shawn ?
:-)


Hi:

Well, OF COURSE it's Shawn, or a member of his fan club.

Shawn, I take it back, you are back at the top of your form, however silly that
form may be!


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

is that you Shawn ?
:-)


Hi:

Well, OF COURSE it's Shawn, or a member of his fan club.

Shawn, I take it back, you are back at the top of your form, however silly that
form may be!


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

is that you Shawn ?
:-)


Hi:

Well, OF COURSE it's Shawn, or a member of his fan club.

Shawn, I take it back, you are back at the top of your form, however silly that
form may be!


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

If she'd been fully dressed and holding a gun, I bet no-one would have
complained...

No one has complained. Oh, there's Shawn, of course. ;-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

If she'd been fully dressed and holding a gun, I bet no-one would have
complained...

No one has complained. Oh, there's Shawn, of course. ;-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html