As you all know, I have not been ignoring Marvin (He can have the name 'Gibson' but he does not merit any Martin) because I believe that ignoring his presence when he has infested so many threads is giving him more power than I am willing to grant him. It is true that if we *all* ignored his posts he'd probably eventually give up, but it is not likely that we would do that and it could take literally weeks. He has a lot of time on his hands.

He doesn't hurt my feelings- how could he! He is a humorless garbage digger who doesn't have any creativity in him worthy of the name. But I have decided to treat him like anyone else here- if I feel so inclined I will respond to him. When I don't, I won't.

Besides I sometimes like to push his button. (Is your wife hanging over your shoulder, Marvin, and admiring your way with words?)

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OK, I suppose it's time to close this one, too. If you people insist on responding to him, he's going to keep provoking you. Leave him alone. You, too, Ebbie.
-Joe Offer-