>>Not a waste of time because others will read the messages and possibly get something from them. It's not about hurting people, it's about removing them from your short-range sight.
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>Well, the person who asked the question may never know he already got his answer if others would not reply seeing that there is a reply already.

That's the price one pays for using the twit filter. It is not a reason to eliminate it.

There are people here I wouldn't mind twitting. I've chosen not to because they either raise interesting questions or give useful technical information. But I can certainly understand people willing to give up that information in return for their perceived value of the filter.