[J.B. Wood[_2_]]

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:

[Stephen Thomas Cole[_3_]]

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

[Ian Jackson[_4_]]

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

[rickman]

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

[Stephen Thomas Cole[_3_]]

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

[rickman]

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

[J.B. Wood[_2_]]

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:

[Ian Jackson[_4_]]

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