If I may offer a suggestion...

Back in the early 80's, I used to run a computer BBS (single-user on a dedicated phone line).

We had some terrific users, and some not-so-terrific ones (I nicknamed them "weenies", and it stuck among SysOps I knew at the time).

I didn't want to restrict access, but I didn't want the BBS turning into Romper Room either.

So I came upon a terrific technical solution. SQUELCH. Is a weenie annoying you? Then you, as a USER can squelch the weenie. The messages stayed in the system, they just didn't come down the line to your screen. The operator of the board doesn't have to intervene. No censorship issue.

Now at this time UBB may not support this, but it is certainly something to pass along. It would just expand the profile a bit.

I must confess, I did have SUPER SQUELCH. It was a nifty way to guarantee the weenies got ignored. If a weenie posted a message, it got saved, but it was suppressed from appearing on anyone else's screen EXCEPT the weenie. In other words, the weenie would leave his message and could read it. He'd think it was posted there, but noticed that no matter what he said (and some got real colorful), it was ignored. Eventually they would just go away.

Now if super squelched weenie had 2 ID's, he'd notice. But most of them weren't so ambitious in the mischief.


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[This message has been edited by Jon Toner (edited 08-12-1999).]