the number of lurkers who show up begging Mike C. for assistance. Why is it
that none of these so-called lurkers could not have asked their most
pressing questions before Mike C's umpteenth return? I mean, if these folks
have lurked for so long, they know who they don't want responses from and
who might be helpful to them. It's a simple matter of blocking out the
people that you don't want to read and reading those whose posts mean
something to them.

I know, kill-files are for pussies. But I are one; so, I use my filtering
system for my benefit and no one else's. I couldn't care two hoots in hell
about what anyone thinks about the use of kill-files. I find that I am
easily exasperated by some folks, so it's best if I don't see them.
Blocking devises make it easy for me.

One can basically have the NG of their choosing, by employing filters. So
the lurkers argument that they don't post because they don't want to get
attacked is bull****! Anyone, including all of these new found lurkers, get
out of this NG what they are willing to put into it. No more, no less.

Also, why are these folks lurking here, when they could be participating in
one of those sterile web-forums? I know I don't hang out at the web-forums
just waiting for a chance to jump in and tell them how unsatisfying their
discussions are, so why do we have these folks who are just hanging around
with nothing to say? It's really kind of strange.

If it truly is the case that no one here knows **** from shinola about fly
fishing, except Mike C., why haven't Mike C. and his cadre of followers
simply set up house over at alt.flyfishing? Really, it's there for the
taking. No one seems to be using it, except for the occasional post from
T-Bone. I'm sure that alt.flyfishing would be tickled to death to receive
some attention. Who knows, alt.flyfishing could become the premier fly
fishing discussion medium on the internet, if Mike C. and his posse would
just utilize it.

Op