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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005This is a CAT group not a CHAT group
If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" or "Way OT", does not make it somehow OK. For those of you who know better, handle it as you would a troll. Don't respond to these idiots! In case you missed it, the charter for this group is here! ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/control/rec/rec.pets.cats.health+behav.gz "This unmoderated group houses discussion concerning the health and behavior of domestic cats. Appropriate topics include the prevention and treatment of health problems and diseases; the care of pregnant, young, and geriatric cats; cat reproduction; heredity; first aid for cats; internal and external parasites; normal and abnormal behaviors in cats; techniques for changing unwanted behaviors; and theories concerning cat health, behavior, and physical characteristics." My cats worship Bast! They pray to their food dish every day. Sometimes they offer it a mouse. I really don't give a damn what idol you pray to. Yes I know how to filter. PLONK! CL | If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an | appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" | or "Way OT", does not make it somehow OK. For those of you who know | better, handle it as you would a troll. Don't respond to these idiots! | | In case you missed it, the charter for this group is here! ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/control/rec/rec.pets.cats.health+behav.gz | "This unmoderated group houses discussion concerning the health | and behavior of domestic cats. Appropriate topics include the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] | | PLONK! Pussy. >Pussy. I didn't know buzzards liked pussy. carry on. Cartlon Shew <cashew@lapaz.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >>Pussy. > > I didn't know buzzards liked pussy. > > carry on. They like anything dead in the road. ;)  SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? > Cartlon Shew <cashew@lapaz.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > > I didn't know buzzards liked pussy. > > > > carry on. > > They like anything dead in the road. ;) Was that a pun re: "carry on" - carrion, at the same time? Cathy Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > "Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote in > message [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Cathy LOL! You're good. :) SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:19:27 GMT, "Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote: >Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in >rec.pets.cats.health+behav: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >LOL! You're good. :) Are you "the" Brandy Alexandre? <cls@calicocat.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it > to an appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking > a post "OT" or "Way OT", does not make it somehow OK. For those of > you who know better, handle it as you would a troll. Don't respond > to these idiots! Ditto SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an > appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Yes I know how to filter. Filter away, then. Or ignore & mark those threads as "Read". "OT" threads happen now & again in all ngs I subscribe to, & although not always, often the OT threads are enlightening (Vs. pure flaming). One can learn something new, no matter if it's on or off topic. If not in the concrete sense, then of how human nature works & who's apparently thinking what out there in this wide & diverse world. IOW - can be an education in itself. Cathy > PLONK! > > CL >>If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an >>appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > what out there in this wide & diverse world. IOW - can be an education in > itself. Given that logic then... there should only be ONE newsgroup. If one wants to read about and discuss topics other than cats then one should subscribe to the appropriate newsgroups or use email. Just my opinion, not meant to be taken personally or to offend anyone. > Cathy > >>PLONK! >> >>CL > >>If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an > >>appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Given that logic then... there should only be ONE newsgroup. Nah... besides, can you imagine how many posts/day, per hour, per minute... there would be, to wade & read though?!? > If one wants to read about and discuss topics other than cats then one > should subscribe to the appropriate newsgroups or use email. If there were *no* - or virtually no - current threads that were on topic, & everything appeared to be OT, I could see that there'd be more legitimacy to the complaint at hand. But as it is, the OP says s/he knows how to filter, and there are plenty of on topic threads, so (besides my previous viewpoint) I don't really see the problem. > Just my opinion, not meant to be taken personally or to offend anyone. Each to their own opinion, n'est-ce pas? :-) Cathy > >>PLONK! > >> > >>CL So topics such as "my cat died...poor me...blah.blah.blah" is not acceptable according to the charter? How about flame wars when someone had their cat(s) declawed? > So topics such as "my cat died...poor me...blah.blah.blah" is not > acceptable according to the charter? How about flame wars when someone > had their cat(s) declawed? Declawing is a definite health issue. And generally people who post here because their cat died were here first because their cat was sick. Have a heart. Have you ever had a cat that died? If so, you may recall that it was hard to find people who understood your loss, unless they were cat people. Besides, death is a definite health issue too. Kind of like the epitome of bad health, if you think about it. | <koraky@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1109199651.342370.171090@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... | > So topics such as "my cat died...poor me...blah.blah.blah" is not | > acceptable according to the charter? How about flame wars when someone [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] | Besides, death is a definite health issue too. Kind of like the epitome of | bad health, if you think about it. The Big Bad Buzzard told her to 'get over it... move on.. stop reading'. I pointed out the obvious. Sorry for her loss.. but that hardly calls for the group to pull out the bi-laws of usenet.. to see if I broke some kind of law.. net copping dipshits. Ki$$mYaZZ Today "Tammy" <no@no.com> opened a dead sea scroll and found these words written therein.. >| <koraky@gmail.com> wrote in message >| [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >broke some kind of law.. net copping dipshits. >Ki$$mYaZZ MEE-f.cking-OW! hehehehe *purr* SignatureAnd they said unto Jesus, "How the hell did you do that?!" Declawing, yes. Declawing flame wars, no. WRT death, I have a heart, but whoever wrote the charter did not think saying "I lost my cat and I am grieveing" and then all the regulars chime in with "you did what was best, kitty is in a better place now, blah, blah, blah" is appropriate for this newsgroup. In other words, no one here cares about the charter because the regulars here are the worst offenders of it. And that seems to be OK for most of us (including me). > > So topics such as "my cat died...poor me...blah.blah.blah" is not > > acceptable according to the charter? How about flame wars when someone [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Besides, death is a definite health issue too. Kind of like the epitome of > bad health, if you think about it. > Declawing, yes. Declawing flame wars, no. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > regulars here are the worst offenders of it. And that seems to be OK > for most of us (including me). Wow. You are all over the map. Thanks for sharing. <koraky@gmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > So topics such as "my cat died...poor me...blah.blah.blah" is not > acceptable according to the charter? How about flame wars when > someone had their cat(s) declawed? Anything about cats and their health and behavior is pretty much on topic, including unpopular opinions. One should worry more about those who troll and like trying to start flamewars about declawing and passed cats. The charter says nothing about those who post being of particularly sound mental health. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? "Brandy Alexandre" <brandyalx@kittylittercomcast.net> wrote in message news:1109200197.dd8de4580fd4fa948807423d96e871f7@teranews... | <koraky@gmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: | [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] | cats. The charter says nothing about those who post being of | particularly sound mental health. hmm? *scratches beak*.. I like that.. thanks. -- BuZZard Anything about cats and their health and behavior is pretty much on topic, including unpopular opinions. One should worry more about those who troll and like trying to start flamewars about declawing and passed cats. The charter says nothing about those who post being of particularly sound mental health. Brandy Alexandre wrote: > <koraky@gmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > cats. The charter says nothing about those who post being of > particularly sound mental health. Or using sig lines in attempts to rack up points for themselves for their own benefit. Joe Canuck <Joe.Canuck@removethis-gmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Or using sig lines in attempts to rack up points for themselves for > their own benefit. I don't have to rack up points and I rarely visit the site. It belongs to a friend and I'm a permanent prime, gold, or whatever he calls it. Nice to know you visited it. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? Brandy Alexandre wrote: > Joe Canuck <Joe.Canuck@removethis-gmail.com> wrote in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to a friend and I'm a permanent prime, gold, or whatever he calls it. > Nice to know you visited it. Well then why is the address in your sig line... if you don't have to rack up points? > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an > appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > CL Right on! couldn't agree with you more. If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" or "Way OT", does not make it somehow OK. For those of you who know better, handle it as you would a troll. Don't respond to these idiots! In case you missed it, the charter for this group is here! ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/control/rec/rec.pets.cats.health+behav.gz "This unmoderated group houses discussion concerning the health and behavior of domestic cats. Appropriate topics include the prevention and treatment of health problems and diseases; the David writes.. I agree about off topic posts. By the way, Chat is french for cats... I have a cat who a few weeks ago sustained a slash behind the right ear. It scratches the spot often enough where the wound, although not life threatening, remains constant. It is a surface wound but I wonder if there is a way to keep Kitty from scratching the spot? Thanks. > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an > appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > David writes.. > I agree about off topic posts. By the way, Chat is french for cats... Hey, you're right. ;-) So plenty of "les chats" become more & more appropriate? Well, no... but the pun is decent. ;-) > I have a cat who a few weeks ago sustained a slash behind the right ear. It > scratches the spot often enough where the wound, although not life > threatening, remains constant. It is a surface wound but I wonder if there > is a way to keep Kitty from scratching the spot? Thanks. Good question... except I'm not coming up w/ an answer, other than using an Elizabethan collar. Which seems a bit of overkill for a deep scratch that keeps getting re-opened. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Friedmann" <clfr@adelphia.net> Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 7:35 PM Subject: Re: This is a CAT group not a CHAT group > > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an > > appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Cathy Here is a saying I heard in a French class once... All Chats are Cats, but not all cats are chats. The reason is Chat is male in the french language. In foreign languages, nouns are usually inflected whereas in english the noun is usually spelled the same regardless of the gender of the thing. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cathy Friedmann" <clfr@adelphia.net> [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > whereas in english the noun is usually spelled the same regardless of the > gender of the thing. True. Even though cars are usually feminine (in reference, in English), they're still cars, not carres. ;-) Whereas there are les chats & then there are les chattes. But there are only chats. Cathy "David Mooney" <dmooney@atmc.net> wrote : >> I have a cat who a few weeks ago sustained a slash behind the right ear. It > scratches the spot often enough where the wound, although not life > threatening, remains constant. It is a surface wound but I wonder if there > is a way to keep Kitty from scratching the spot? Thanks. You can get one of those Elizabethan collar things from your vet to keep him from scratching but he will hate it. | If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an | appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" | or "Way OT", does not make it somehow OK. For those of you who know | better, handle it as you would a troll. Don't respond to these idiots! | | In case you missed it, the charter for this group is here! ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/control/rec/rec.pets.cats.health+behav.gz | "This unmoderated group houses discussion concerning the health | and behavior of domestic cats. Appropriate topics include the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] | threatening, remains constant. It is a surface wound but I wonder if there | is a way to keep Kitty from scratching the spot? Thanks. Have it declawed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BuZZard" <buzzardz@buzzardnest.us> Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav,alt.buzzard.rules Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:15 PM Subject: Re: This is a CAT group not a CHAT group > | If you want to talk about your religion or your > politics, take it to an [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Have it declawed. Hi BuZZard, Unfortunately, I cannot. I live in a rural area and my cat is part outdoor/part indoor cat. It needs its claws for defense. I hope there is another way. Thanks though, David Perhaps those who are bothered by some of the OT posts here would be happier seeking out or starting a moderated group where there would be more control over the content. As for me, I'm happy to select the threads I wish to read (on topic or otherwise) and simply bypass those that are of no interest to me. I personally resent it when someone tries to force their personal preferences on me. Besides, it's kinda fun poking a troll once in a while just for cheap amusement! :) If anyone wants to be a content-Nazi, then please feel free to go elsewhere and do just that! This reminds me of those mental invalids who just cannot manage to change the TV channel when something pops up that they dislike. > Perhaps those who are bothered by some of the OT posts here would be > happier seeking out or starting a moderated group where there would be > more control over the content. As for me, I'm happy to select the > threads I wish to read (on topic or otherwise) and simply bypass those > that are of no interest to me. I personally resent it when someone > tries to force their personal preferences on me. Someone did that the minute you subscribed to this group. At one time, someone had an idea... and it resulted in THIS newsgroup. > Besides, it's kinda > fun poking a troll once in a while just for cheap amusement! :) > If anyone wants to be a content-Nazi, then please feel free to go > elsewhere and do just that! > This reminds me of those mental invalids who just cannot manage to > change the TV channel when something pops up that they dislike. > This reminds me of those mental invalids who just cannot manage to > change the TV channel when something pops up that they dislike. Hey, I had to watch lousy TV quite a few nights because I couldn't reach the remote without disturbing one or more of my sleeping cats. >> This reminds me of those mental invalids who just cannot manage to >> change the TV channel when something pops up that they dislike. > >Hey, I had to watch lousy TV quite a few nights because I couldn't reach the >remote without disturbing one or more of my sleeping cats. Dont'cha just love the first rule of kitty protocol? You can't get up if there is a cat on you. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com It isn't just blatant trolls, apparently some keep their cats alive just enough to please themselves. You begin a discussion about how to improve a cat's life and immediately they try to turn it into their own off topic chat session about whatever comes to mind. Oh wail. >Path: newssvr12.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm05.news.prodigy.com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.net!news.glorb.com!green.octanews.net!news-out.octanews.net!auth.beige.octanews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail >From: cls @calicocat.net [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >CL | It isn't just blatant trolls, apparently some keep their cats alive | just enough to please themselves. You begin a discussion about how | to improve a cat's life and immediately they try to turn it into | their own off topic chat session about whatever comes to mind. | | Oh wail. Vewy well swaid. | >Path: newssvr12.news.prodigy.com!newsdbm05.news.prodigy.com!newsdst02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01a.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.net!news.glorb.com!green.octanews.net!news-out.octanews.net!auth.beige.octanews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail | >From: cls @calicocat.net [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] | > | >CL > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to an > appropriate group. This group is for CATS not CHAT. Marking a post "OT" [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > CL So you take the "offending" post and cross post it to alt.atheism. Gee, thanks. I haven't yet seen one on-topic post by YOU...or have I missed something? -L. | > If you want to talk about your religion or your politics, take it to | an [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] | > | > In case you missed it, the charter for this group is here! ftp://ftp.isc.org/usenet/control/rec/rec.pets.cats.health+behav.gz | > "This unmoderated group houses discussion concerning the health | > and behavior of domestic cats. Appropriate topics include the [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] | | -L. It went over your head.. but I did add the group you requested.. You're welcome. >So you take the "offending" post and cross post it to alt.atheism. >Gee, thanks. I haven't yet seen one on-topic post by YOU...or have I >missed something? She/he wanted to preach to the unbelievers. What better place than alt.atheism? I bet the OP does the same thing in every group he reads. Yep, Check out the posts to alt.true-crime. Just mark it OT and post your religious garbage! What is it with some cults? They seem to think their misbehavior is OK, especially if it's done in the name of their religion. Their God is going to forgive them in the end anyway, no matter how they sin. Others know that they, and only they, are responsible for their behavior. Yep. you missed something. Lurkers outnumber posters probably ten to one. This group is a mine of good information... provided you can keep abreast of which idiots to filter out. My cats bless you and are purring to Bast for your distress. Hope you feel better soon. CL > >So you take the "offending" post and cross post it to alt.atheism. > >Gee, thanks. I haven't yet seen one on-topic post by YOU...or have I [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > one. This group is a mine of good information... provided you can keep > abreast of which idiots to filter out. I agree with this post. :) The original poster thinks he is at work and you better follow the rules or your next performance review won't look to favorably on you. I suppose the person doenst have many friends either. Either here or otherwise, what you dont recognize is that after a periol of time these people here become freinds and they care about each other so go the off topic posts once in a while and while I agree the my kitten is sick that recieves 50 responses or the pics that get 50 oh they are adorable I don't really care for either but hey sh.t happens my friend and long after you are pushing up daisies people will be arguing about the same thing. I bet you hate it when people mispell words and don't use proper punctuation also. Leave the exactness at work here I like to make a posting without having a dictionary along side me or an english dictionary. Most of all as others have said and which makes me dislike you more than anything else is that you can just SKIP THE DAMN POSTS that offend you.........but no you would rather force you wants and wishes on other people. Loosen up a little and read only what you want. I read about nine pretty active groups and rarely ever post to any of them but sometimes I just flat out get irked by doo gooders quoting from by laws........ Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" > The original poster thinks he is at work and you better follow the > rules or your next performance review won't look to favorably on you. [snip excellent post] > LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A > WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, > SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" Of all the things I like about your post I like your sig the best. >> The original poster thinks he is at work and you better follow the >> rules or your next performance review won't look to favorably on you. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Of all the things I like about your post I like your sig the best. Thanks I like it to but can't take credit, it was a line from a novel I read a long time ago. Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" "Brad" <bjdbrad@gmail.com> wrote : > >> LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A > >> WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Brad What's the novel? Almost sounds like Tom Robbins. >The original poster thinks he is at work and you better follow the >rules or your next performance review won't look to favorably on you. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >to make a posting without having a dictionary along side me or an >english dictionary. I don't object to friends carrying on a conversation about their lives. Most people do it when they become part of a group. What I object to is posts like the following that have nothing to do with people's lives or cats, but start discussions on politics or religion in schools that have no place here. Way OT / Christianity: What Does It Mean? OT: heated religious debate Re: Candidate Friedman vows Way OT/ Religion In Schools And Prayer(s).. Oh MY! >Most of all as others have said and which makes me dislike you more >than anything else is that you can just SKIP THE DAMN POSTS that >offend you.........but no you would rather force you wants and wishes >on other people. Loosen up a little and read only what you want. Hey, I'm sorry you dislike me, but there's a reason for keeping to the topic of a group. Those 70 plus posts may not bother you now, but it will if people start threads about anything and everything. Then you have to make enormous killfiles. >I read about nine pretty active groups and rarely ever post to any of >them but sometimes I just flat out get irked by doo gooders quoting >from by laws. Why use nine groups? Why not post everything here to see what cat lovers think about the subjects? You don't because you know better, I assume.:) Personally, I don't even want to know the politics or religion of others in this group. If they like cats, that's good enough for me. SignatureCharles Reading made Don Quixiote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad. George Bernard Shaw > She/he wanted to preach to the unbelievers. What better place than > alt.atheism? I bet the OP does the same thing in every group he reads. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > CL Yeah, whatever, Sockpuppet. I figured it was you after all your bellyaching about "censorship!" -L. > > She/he wanted to preach to the unbelievers. What better place than > > alt.atheism? I bet the OP does the same thing in every group he [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > -L. That is not me, stupid. |
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