1) Collapse the thread by clicking the (-) in front of it to a single line
2) Scan past it without reading it
3) Get a PUTM
4) Dont wast time responding to threads like this complaining about threads like this :)

Just my friendly opinion :)

Bob

>Yea, right. What about BUTM?
>
>>So filter it
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>>>I totally agree with Mike that this discussion belong to the Chat forum. It's enough for me that I've to live in this situation. I'm comming to VFP forum to talk about VFP. IMO, sysops of UT not doing there job by keeping this and similar threads here.
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>>>>Mike
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>>>>The info I received here was at least as accurate as other sources, no radios or TV at my office, most news sites overwhelmed. It wastes their own time, not yours, just filter the thread if you have no interest.
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>>>>As for the chatter forum, in my opinion is a joke, in fact I believe there is only one forum here as much as michel tries to serve other online communities with other forums. Look at the stats, this is a VFP board! I thought the chatter section of the VFP forum was very appropriate, it took this tragedy for people to even realize there was a chatter forum.
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>>>>Bob
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>>>>>>First the UT did not cover it, just individuals posting.
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>>>>>Exactly, which made it a waste of time in my opinon. Read some of my other posts here, in the wake of terrorism, the last thing we want is the unaware leading the unaware spreading rumors and causeing panic/anger/fear, ect.
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>>>>>
>>>>>>Second, I was not able to get news from many traditional sites and I was able to get it here.
>>>>>>Third there was info available here from many sources, often more timely than the news sites.
>>>>>
>>>>>Like I said, I barely trust whats been posted on CNN.com, I dont' know if I'd go believeing what was being posted in my favorite *your favorite group internet communituy here*. Turn on a radio :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>>Fourth, there are quite a few threads not confined to only VFP technical Q&A (Many of those posts I've seen your name on!)
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, threads drift off topic. But threads that were never on topic, have been showing up more and more here lately. I think its a good thing.
>>>>>
>>>>>>Fifth, this ia community, I am more interested in how things like this affect my friends and neighbors.
>>>>>
>>>>>And thats why we have the chatter forum :-) Its a logical place for this type of dicussion in the community.