>> Here is a thought. Since like 80% of the threads here are most clearly
>> SPAM,
>> what if we did the reverse of SPAM flagging and preceded our subject
>> lines by
>> something like [AISE]?
>
> Another possibility is to pay a subscription to a reliable news server
> that
> offers spam filtering. I pay 10 euros per year to news.individual.net and
> most
> of the groups I read are almost spam-free. This one has maybe one or two
> spams
> per day that show up in my newsreader.
I like Roy's idea in principle, but I don't think it would work - for long -
for three reasons:
1. There'd be loads of double posts as idiots like me forgot to add the
'code'
2. While it would help with 'drive-by' spammers, it would actually help the
real scum - spammers within the community - who would use the 'code' as a
badge of legitimacy.
And most seriously:
3. It would be yet one more discouragement to new members who would feel
even more excluded.
GBB: is news.individual.net user friendly? is it a sensible layout?
10 Euros may be preferable to liberal use of the killfile!
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Andrew
http://www.seo2seo.com/
http://www.sick-site-syndrome.com/
First things first - but not necessarily in that order.
The video that makes YouTube worthwhile:
Charlie The Unicorn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus
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