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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, rickman wrote:
amdx wrote on 9/13/2017 12:27 PM: .. Nothing like stating the obvious. But then that assumes this group used to be functional. Was this a viable group before QRZ polluted it? Perhaps what you desire is a moderated ng where someone gets to decide what is and what's not appropriate for posting. I never liked that idea but some folks consider it an anti-spam measure. Does your newsreader have a killfiles option? Just set it to automatically send posts you don't want in your inbox to the trash. Problem solved. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
J.B. Wood wrote:
On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, rickman wrote: amdx wrote on 9/13/2017 12:27 PM: .. Nothing like stating the obvious. But then that assumes this group used to be functional. Was this a viable group before QRZ polluted it? Perhaps what you desire is a moderated ng where someone gets to decide what is and what's not appropriate for posting. I never liked that idea but some folks consider it an anti-spam measure. Does your newsreader have a killfiles option? Just set it to automatically send posts you don't want in your inbox to the trash. Problem solved. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO, uk.radio.amateur.moderated is, IMO, a very good newsgroup. -- STC / M0TEY / http://twitter.com/ukradioamateur |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
In message , J.B. Wood
writes On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, rickman wrote: amdx wrote on 9/13/2017 12:27 PM: .. Nothing like stating the obvious. But then that assumes this group used to be functional. Was this a viable group before QRZ polluted it? Perhaps what you desire is a moderated ng where someone gets to decide what is and what's not appropriate for posting. I never liked that idea but some folks consider it an anti-spam measure. Does your newsreader have a killfiles option? Just set it to automatically send posts you don't want in your inbox to the trash. Problem solved. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO, Killfiles cannot deal with all the posts that never get posted because the potential posters have been deterred from using the newsgroup because of all the spam. -- Ian |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
Stephen Thomas Cole wrote on 9/15/2017 7:42 AM:
J.B. Wood wrote: On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, rickman wrote: amdx wrote on 9/13/2017 12:27 PM: .. Nothing like stating the obvious. But then that assumes this group used to be functional. Was this a viable group before QRZ polluted it? Perhaps what you desire is a moderated ng where someone gets to decide what is and what's not appropriate for posting. I never liked that idea but some folks consider it an anti-spam measure. Does your newsreader have a killfiles option? Just set it to automatically send posts you don't want in your inbox to the trash. Problem solved. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO, uk.radio.amateur.moderated is, IMO, a very good newsgroup. Except QRZ posts their forums there as well. Why can't anyone get to the people responsible and stop this? -- Rick C Viewed the eclipse at Wintercrest Farms, on the centerline of totality since 1998 |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
rickman wrote:
Stephen Thomas Cole wrote on 9/15/2017 7:42 AM: J.B. Wood wrote: On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, rickman wrote: amdx wrote on 9/13/2017 12:27 PM: .. Nothing like stating the obvious. But then that assumes this group used to be functional. Was this a viable group before QRZ polluted it? Perhaps what you desire is a moderated ng where someone gets to decide what is and what's not appropriate for posting. I never liked that idea but some folks consider it an anti-spam measure. Does your newsreader have a killfiles option? Just set it to automatically send posts you don't want in your inbox to the trash. Problem solved. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO, uk.radio.amateur.moderated is, IMO, a very good newsgroup. Except QRZ posts their forums there as well. Not to ukram. -- STC / M0TEY / http://twitter.com/ukradioamateur |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
Stephen Thomas Cole wrote on 9/15/2017 2:49 PM:
rickman wrote: Stephen Thomas Cole wrote on 9/15/2017 7:42 AM: J.B. Wood wrote: On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, rickman wrote: amdx wrote on 9/13/2017 12:27 PM: .. Nothing like stating the obvious. But then that assumes this group used to be functional. Was this a viable group before QRZ polluted it? Perhaps what you desire is a moderated ng where someone gets to decide what is and what's not appropriate for posting. I never liked that idea but some folks consider it an anti-spam measure. Does your newsreader have a killfiles option? Just set it to automatically send posts you don't want in your inbox to the trash. Problem solved. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO, uk.radio.amateur.moderated is, IMO, a very good newsgroup. Except QRZ posts their forums there as well. Not to ukram. Sorry, I was looking at rram. -- Rick C Viewed the eclipse at Wintercrest Farms, on the centerline of totality since 1998 |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
On 09/15/2017 12:20 PM, Ian Jackson wrote:
Killfiles cannot deal with all the posts that never get posted because the potential posters have been deterred from using the newsgroup because of all the spam. Hello, and is this just speculation or do you have evidence? There's beaucoup activity on the sci.math ng along with tons of unrelated stuff. At least the "polite" posters precede the subject with "OT:". Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: |
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QRZ FORUMS HAS RUINED THIS NEWSGROUP
In message , J.B. Wood
writes On 09/15/2017 12:20 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: Killfiles cannot deal with all the posts that never get posted because the potential posters have been deterred from using the newsgroup because of all the spam. Hello, and is this just speculation No. or do you have evidence? 15 years experience of prowling the newsgroups (if that counts for anything). There's beaucoup activity on the sci.math ng along with tons of unrelated stuff. At least the "polite" posters precede the subject with "OT:". Sincerely, I doubt if there's a mathematical formula (!), but even in the most active of NGs, when the SNR persistently falls too far, the signals often suddenly disappear - and (presumably) their frustrated posters go off looking for fresh pastures. While I would prefer NGs to be unmoderated, it's sometimes the only solution if subscribers want a NG to survive. -- Ian |
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