Re: killing threads

[Tassilo Horn]

Andreas Davour <anteRUN@updateLIKE.uu.HELLse> writes:

Hi Andreas,

> I have a few really annoying posters in my kill file for a group I
> read. I choose not to use scoring, since from what I've understood of
> scoring I can't get the losers to just go away and not ever be
> visible, only be marked and skipped.

No, you can get rid of them with scoring as well.  There're

,----[ C-h v gnus-thread-expunge-below RET ]
| gnus-thread-expunge-below is a variable defined in `gnus-sum.el'.
| Its value is nil
| 
| Documentation:
| All threads that have a total score less than this variable will be expunged.
| See `gnus-thread-score-function' for en explanation of what a
| "thread score" is.
| 
| This variable is local to the summary buffers.
| 
| You can customize this variable.
`----

,----[ C-h v gnus-summary-expunge-below RET ]
| gnus-summary-expunge-below is a variable defined in `gnus-sum.el'.
| Its value is nil
| 
| Documentation:
| All articles that have a score less than this variable will be expunged.
| This variable is local to the summary buffers.
| 
| You can customize this variable.
`----

So scoring down the articles (or subthreads) by those guys with a
negative score that's bigger, the article/subthread won't be shown at
all.

> So, my next wish. Is it possible to kill of a whole thread if
> initiated by one of the kill-filed persons?

I'm sure it is, but I don't know how. ;-)

(I only use adaptive scoring for years and I'm fine with it.)

Bye,
Tassilo
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