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To: John Robinson; all
John for the grown ups here please discontinue the all..the children are out of control.and I do not know when they will grow up perhaps when


399 posted on 10/13/2001 1:55:47 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: all
I would ask everyone to provide productive suggestions on how the all feature could be improved. The all feather is a Godsend. I've wanted something like that for years. Let's recap.

An all feature would remain. If you did not like the all feature, you could disable it under preferences. If you opted to keep it on and someone was abusing it, the moderator could remove the offending party's rights to use it.

These simple adjustments would provide the all feature to those who desired it, and the blocking of that feature for all who didn't. Further it would provide a remedy for the children.

This is an example of a productive solution to the problem. If you all have better suggestions outside of simply removing the feature, please provide them.

401 posted on 10/13/2001 2:00:15 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: RnMomof7
Even if it were under control, it would still be a pain. Ignorant adults will abuse it unwittingly. It's like putting kid in the seat of an F-15. Without training and serious discipline, the tool is still dangerous. It is therefore clearly an inappropriate tool for this forum that is open to all, for now.

Good experiment, bad idea. Learn from it and go on. Put it back in the box, perhaps for later when it can be used in other context. An example of a good time to revive it would be when one could click the ALL and disable it, or if a "Don't flag me on this thread" option were available.

In the meantime, it is usually overgrown adolescents who stress about appearing mature.

411 posted on 10/13/2001 2:08:04 PM PDT by Carry_Okie
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To: RnMomof7

ohn for the grown ups here please discontinue the all..the children are out of control.and I do not know when they will grow up...

Hmmm..., did you mean to include yourself in that? :-) [since you did the "all" thing...]

Or is this "terrorism".... =:-0

433 posted on 10/13/2001 2:29:21 PM PDT by Star Traveler
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