group management

[Chandler Knowles]

I see this newsgroup is being overrun by trolls and spammers. This has also
happened with most of the other newsgroups. I hope most of the regulars
here realize that you can block a sender so their posts do not appear on the
list, at least to you. In Outlook Express, click on the message from the
one you want to block, then select (top menu) TOOLS and then BLOCK SENDER.
I'm sure other reader programs have similar features.

It got so bad over at the alt.war.vietnam group that the sane among us
formed our own Yahoo Group several years ago. The format is a little more
clumsy but we control membership.

Just a couple of suggestions worth what I am charging.

Chandler Knowles
Pensacola, FL

[Jim[_9_]]

On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:32:58 +0000, Chandler Knowles wrote:

> I see this newsgroup is being overrun by trolls and spammers. This has
> also happened with most of the other newsgroups. I hope most of the
> regulars here realize that you can block a sender so their posts do not
> appear on the list, at least to you. In Outlook Express, click on the
> message from the one you want to block, then select (top menu) TOOLS and
> then BLOCK SENDER. I'm sure other reader programs have similar features.
>
> It got so bad over at the alt.war.vietnam group that the sane among us
> formed our own Yahoo Group several years ago. The format is a little
> more clumsy but we control membership.
>
> Just a couple of suggestions worth what I am charging.
>
> Chandler Knowles
> Pensacola, FL

Another option would be to make this group moderated. When we formed it
open was clearly the better option. But as with so many other things,
times have changed.

Chief Jim

[Blanche]

Jim > wrote:
>On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:32:58 +0000, Chandler Knowles wrote:
>
>> I see this newsgroup is being overrun by trolls and spammers. This has
>> also happened with most of the other newsgroups. I hope most of the
>> regulars here realize that you can block a sender so their posts do not
>> appear on the list, at least to you. In Outlook Express, click on the
>> message from the one you want to block, then select (top menu) TOOLS and
>> then BLOCK SENDER. I'm sure other reader programs have similar features.
>>
>> It got so bad over at the alt.war.vietnam group that the sane among us
>> formed our own Yahoo Group several years ago. The format is a little
>> more clumsy but we control membership.
>>
>> Just a couple of suggestions worth what I am charging.
>>
>> Chandler Knowles
>> Pensacola, FL
>
>Another option would be to make this group moderated. When we formed it
>open was clearly the better option. But as with so many other things,
>times have changed.
>
>Chief Jim

What's changed?
Anyone can buy a computer at the grocery store.
Anyone can get a gmail account for free.

No wonder the unwashed, illiterate masses are taking over newsgroups.