Re: Spiteful scoring

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>]

jesseh@cs.kun.nl (Jesse F. Hughes) writes:

> Now, the problems I've encountered:  Well, I'm spiteful, but with a
> shiny sense of justice.  I don't want to mark authors down who have
> simply cited annoying authors in their responses.  So, how do I tell
> if the point is in cited text?

I've now added a new function called `gnus-cited-line-p' which should
tell you...

> Also, how hard is it to change the colors of the offensive text?  It
> would be a hoot if I could not only score the authors lower, but also
> change the colors to black-on-black.

This has been discussed some on the ding mailing list, but the
conclusion seems to be "quite".

> Also, any comments on whether the hook I'm using is the right place to
> do this would be appreciated, as well as any pointers about how to
> write the function simply and effectively.

Looks OK to me.

> I will, of course, ignore any suggestions about therapy and the
> advisor will feel the wrath of my score file.  Deep down, I know that
> has to sting.

:-)

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