This is not a Windows 7 Group Anymore

[milt]

On 4/27/2010 3:12 PM, Dave wrote:

>

> Roy,

> How would a person go about stopping the off-topic posting? I, for one,

> am tired of seeing it and would like to find a way to make it stop.

> Thanks,

> Dave



The only way you can do that is by using the filters within your

newsgroup software to filter out the idiots, trolls and other garbage

posters. A conspiracy theorist would surely say the whole thing is a

plot by MS to drive people from newsgroups to their crappy forums.

 

[Charles Tomaras]

"milt" wrote in message

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> On 4/27/2010 3:12 PM, Dave wrote:

>>

>> Roy,

>> How would a person go about stopping the off-topic posting? I, for one,

>> am tired of seeing it and would like to find a way to make it stop.

>> Thanks,

>> Dave

>

> The only way you can do that is by using the filters within your newsgroup

> software to filter out the idiots, trolls and other garbage posters. A

> conspiracy theorist would surely say the whole thing is a plot by MS to

> drive people from newsgroups to their crappy forums.





Actually the conspiracy theorist would look towards the "do no evil" folks

at Google who are trying to drive people to Google groups and kill off

Usenet. The VAST MAJORITY of Usenet spam originates from Gmail addresses /

Google groups.

 

[milt]

On 4/27/2010 5:18 PM, Charles Tomaras wrote:

>

> "milt" wrote in message

> news:hr7lgq$aku$1@news.eternal-september.org...

>> On 4/27/2010 3:12 PM, Dave wrote:

>>>

>>> Roy,

>>> How would a person go about stopping the off-topic posting? I, for one,

>>> am tired of seeing it and would like to find a way to make it stop.

>>> Thanks,

>>> Dave

>>

>> The only way you can do that is by using the filters within your

>> newsgroup software to filter out the idiots, trolls and other garbage

>> posters. A conspiracy theorist would surely say the whole thing is a

>> plot by MS to drive people from newsgroups to their crappy forums.

>

>

> Actually the conspiracy theorist would look towards the "do no evil"

> folks at Google who are trying to drive people to Google groups and kill

> off Usenet. The VAST MAJORITY of Usenet spam originates from Gmail

> addresses / Google groups.





Well, there you go, shows I'm a terrible conspiracy theorist! I think

you might have a point as I would think the google web interface would

make it easier for spammers and scammers to access usenet. However, I'm

referring to the trolls we usually have to endure in this group.

 

[wonderwhy]

On 4/22/2010 7:16 PM, Alias wrote:

> It's a Linux group. Live with it and get the fuck over it.

More proof that you are a MORON

 

[wonderwhy]

This is not a Windows 7 Group Anymore

 

[Dave]

"milt" wrote in message

news:hr7lgq$aku$1@news.eternal-september.org...

> On 4/27/2010 3:12 PM, Dave wrote:

>>

>> Roy,

>> How would a person go about stopping the off-topic posting? I, for one,

>> am tired of seeing it and would like to find a way to make it stop.

>> Thanks,

>> Dave

>

> The only way you can do that is by using the filters within your newsgroup

> software to filter out the idiots, trolls and other garbage posters. A

> conspiracy theorist would surely say the whole thing is a plot by MS to

> drive people from newsgroups to their crappy forums.



I do that as well and for the most part it works OK, but there are still the

people who reply with the original message quoted. Plus, it seems there is a

larger group of people who want to disrupt so the message rule gets larger

every day. I know it's easy to get caught in the trap and respond sometimes,

which only contributes to the problem, but I don't want to filter these

people out at their first off-topic postings either, so I give them a while

to see if they will remember they are contributing to the problem. This

means I have to sort through their mud for a while too, just as they have

sorted through mine.

It used to be that you could file a complaint with the poster's ISP if the

post was blatantly off-topic and obviously meant to inflame. The ISP would

warn the offender and even suspend their account if they persisted. But,

money is more important to these companies now, so they will do little to

help.

I was hoping someone had found a new way to stop the offenders at the onset

with only a little effort, an effort I would be more than happy to extend,

to stop all this bashing going on.

It would be nice to go back a few years technologically in some areas. :-D

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Dave]

"Charles Tomaras" wrote in message

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>

> "milt" wrote in message

> news:hr7lgq$aku$1@news.eternal-september.org...

>> On 4/27/2010 3:12 PM, Dave wrote:

>>>

>>> Roy,

>>> How would a person go about stopping the off-topic posting? I, for one,

>>> am tired of seeing it and would like to find a way to make it stop.

>>> Thanks,

>>> Dave

>>

>> The only way you can do that is by using the filters within your

>> newsgroup software to filter out the idiots, trolls and other garbage

>> posters. A conspiracy theorist would surely say the whole thing is a plot

>> by MS to drive people from newsgroups to their crappy forums.

>

>

> Actually the conspiracy theorist would look towards the "do no evil" folks

> at Google who are trying to drive people to Google groups and kill off

> Usenet. The VAST MAJORITY of Usenet spam originates from Gmail addresses /

> Google groups.



Are you referring to the "mail-to-news" service?

Dave

 

[Charles Tomaras]

"Dave" wrote in message

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>

> "Charles Tomaras" wrote in message

> news:kpJBn.124865$mn6.76462@newsfe07.iad...

>>

>> "milt" wrote in message

>> news:hr7lgq$aku$1@news.eternal-september.org...

>>> On 4/27/2010 3:12 PM, Dave wrote:

>>>>

>>>> Roy,

>>>> How would a person go about stopping the off-topic posting? I, for one,

>>>> am tired of seeing it and would like to find a way to make it stop.

>>>> Thanks,

>>>> Dave

>>>

>>> The only way you can do that is by using the filters within your

>>> newsgroup software to filter out the idiots, trolls and other garbage

>>> posters. A conspiracy theorist would surely say the whole thing is a

>>> plot by MS to drive people from newsgroups to their crappy forums.

>>

>>

>> Actually the conspiracy theorist would look towards the "do no evil"

>> folks at Google who are trying to drive people to Google groups and kill

>> off Usenet. The VAST MAJORITY of Usenet spam originates from Gmail

>> addresses / Google groups.

>

> Are you referring to the "mail-to-news" service?

> Dave



Don't know what they call it as I don't use any Google services but most of

usenet spam I see comes from google groups.