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The BBSs of the 80s had the concept of the Twit Bit, which, if set for a user, they were the only ones who would see their posts. It was if everyone else were s
by jimfl 16y ago
The BBSs of the 80s had the concept of the Twit Bit, which, if set for a user, they were the only ones who would see their posts. It was if everyone else were simply ignoring their posts.
- jrockway 16y agoHN also does this, although secretly.
- donw 16y agoObviously not the best-kept secret...
- _delirium 16y agoAnother approach was selective downtime: have the modem accidentally drop the connection when the problem user dials in, say, 50% of the time, in hopes that they'll get too frustrated to keep connecting, but without getting angry enough to plot revenge (because hopefully they'll think it's just an unreliable system).