In addition to the problems others have pointed out, following this
advice would result in our spamming other newsgroups. The folks at most
of the other newsgroups are just as annoyed and not to blame as we are,
yet we'd be adding to their QRN. How would you like it if the folks on
one of those newsgroups were to do the same thing you propose? I'll add
that the mental- and maturity-challenged people making these postings
thrive on attention of any kind, and even meaningless responses confirm
that their postings are attracting the attention they crave.

I don't have a solution for it, any more than I have a solution for
spam. I've developed ways to deal with over 200 spams a day, and if this
gets too much out of hand, I'll find some way to deal with it too. A
Thunderbird add-in allowing plonking all cross-posted messages or ones
cross-posted to certain other groups probably wouldn't be too difficult,
and would provide relief for Thunderbird users at least.

In the meantime, it comes with the territory, like mosquitoes in the
woods and roaches in cheap hotels. It's sad that people can reach
physical adulthood without advancing beyond that level of maturity, but
it's a fact of life. And we've got to keep working around it and not let
their inanity push out the people wanting to talk about antennas. But I
don't agree with this suggestion as a way to fight it.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Rick wrote:
I am sure you all have been experiencing the recent onslaught of off
topic postings in the antenna newsgroup. Subjects such as CB, code,
etc. Character assinations, childish BS. What follows is an idea I
have to combat this foolishness. I am dead serious about this. If
you are interested in participating, read on.
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