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>>This has been an interesting thread. My thought is that a twit filter is a form of the restriction of freedom of speech and it should be removed.
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>I must be using the UT differently from others. I see a treeview of messages. I see the topic and the poster. I click on what I think I'd like to read. Why would I need to block anything. I read messages selectively. Is there somebody out there just reading *everything* unless they protect themselves from it?

It's easier to ignore what you do not want. I choose to scan all the messages for ideas. I guess I am the only one. Oh well.