In message , Christina Websell
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Fuschia wrote:

On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 23:21:18 -0000, "Christina Websell"
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What to do?
You know you have the OP killfiled.
Read it or not?


The Re also appears if the thread was started in another NG and
someone has added the URG address to crosspost it.
There might be a genuine reason for that but often its a way of
spreading spam or offensive content.

I think the Re, refers to a reference to the original message
posted, when you reply to a previous message it is always then
shown as a Re.


Yes, I know that, what I am talking about is a post that starts "RE" which
is a different thing entirely.


Your losing me here Christina :-)

As Steve says a posts tarts with 're' because it is a reply, as opposed
to the original message in a thread.

I think what you are really talking about is why you see the thread
title (when a thread is collapsed) starting with 'Re'.

I suspect this is in part down to the newsreader software. In my
software (Turnpike). I see 'Re' in the collapsed thread title if the
original message is not on my machine for some reason - either it has
expired and been deleted from my machine, or the thread has been
crossposted over from another group I don't subscribe to at some point.

If it is a thread that starts with a poster who I have killfiled, then
the thread is displayed with a lighter weight of typeface. so it gives
me an indication as to whether I want to bother reading it or not. If i
expand the thread I can still see that there is a post from 'X'. It's
quite likely other software does things differently.

As to your original question? Well do what you want :-)

I sometimes read a thread started by a killfiled person if the title
sounds interesting enough , or by accident sometimes. I may even
occasionally request a post that is killed if it seems
interesting/sensible or whatever enough .

Your choice :-)
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Chris French