BOB wrote:
> The jerks of this world only get worse if they are given an audience. By
> not removing them from the list management is saying his behavior is
> acceptable on the list.

It's not just the "management". A few years back his fellow members voted=20
2:1 to maintain the status quo.


> I know a number of people that have checked out the list and left it
> because of non PIC things that allowed.

I would leave if only PIC things were allowed. Microchip forum is where I'd=
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go if I only had questions about PICs.


> I filter all emails from Olin to the trash.  But I still have to hand
> filter the other stuff from other responces.
>
> I guess the the next step is a filter that send it to the trash if the
> word Olin appears any where in the message.

What worked for me is growing thicker skin. I just don't get worked up abou=
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it.


> This is supposed to be the best place to learn about PICs but at times
> it is like a bunch of kids arguing or an old ladies gossip party.

How hard is it to ignore threads you have no interest in? Nowadays I read=20
maybe 1% of the posts, I just disciplined myself to only read the threads=20
that are useful/interesting to me.

Vitaliy=20

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