rickman wrote in :

What difference does it make if trolls use the same ISP for newsgroups
that you do? You use the same roads as every bank robber, no?


Sure. Thing is, if some of the people most able to help are blocking a
whole server in bulk, it's only after several other people have tried, that
those people even see the initial question, fragmented perhaps, in their
quotes. And then they'd not see any replies to their posts unless they
specfically un-blacklisted me. Given that some people would rather block-ban
a server with a known abuse record, it may be unlikely they'll want to mess
with individual filters to allow a poster from such a host, unless VERY
convinced to do so. Given the poor cooms, it could be tough being that
convincing. Better for me to select my usenet host carefully from the off.