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Moderate this newsgroup?
scenic_man wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: chasfs wrote: The number of off-topic posts is rising, but we can do something about it. We can turn this into a moderated newsgroup - see The number of on-topic posts is so small as to not require a moderator. The off-T posts aren't that many that they can't be instantly dismissed. That's not the numbers I'm seeing. Not counting the messages in *this* thread itself, I count: 158 camera/photo-related msgs (not necessarily medium format) 268 junk That is, very nearly 2/3, or 63% of the posts are outright junk or spam. I use Supernews and currently see 0 of your junk posts. Greg |
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Moderate this newsgroup?
"G.T." wrote:
scenic_man wrote: Alan Browne wrote: chasfs wrote: The number of off-topic posts is rising, but we can do something about it. We can turn this into a moderated newsgroup - see The number of on-topic posts is so small as to not require a moderator. The off-T posts aren't that many that they can't be instantly dismissed. That's not the numbers I'm seeing. Not counting the messages in *this* thread itself, I count: 158 camera/photo-related msgs (not necessarily medium format) 268 junk That is, very nearly 2/3, or 63% of the posts are outright junk or spam. I use Supernews and currently see 0 of your junk posts. Greg I'm looking at it through Verizon and see maybe one a month on average. I suspect the OP is a googler. |
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Moderate this newsgroup?
scenic_man wrote:
There is clearly some good content here, but the preponderence of junk/spam is enough to make me wonder if it's worth my time. Considering how seldom you post here... -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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Moderate this newsgroup?
Lobby Dosser wrote:
"G.T." wrote: I'm looking at it through Verizon and see maybe one a month on average. I suspect the OP is a googler. No need to suspect that, when you can just ask. I'm using Verizon too. It seems pretty clear that everyone is unhappy with the idea, and everyone is unhappy that I brought it up again. It's not like I raised the subject out of the blue. I joined the group using an ordinary newsreader via Verizon, like I've been reading newsgroups for a couple decades already. (Well, not Verizon all that time, obviously, but the same mechanics and the same netiquette.) After wading through a lot of spam, I came across this topic, and noticed that the objections to the idea didn't match my observations, so I thought I'd add my $.02. If you (that is, anyone reading this, not Lobby Dosser specifically) believe that a discussion about how to conduct this newsgroup is somehow off-topic, or you just don't agree with the idea, please just stop responding to it and thereby perpetuating it. And now back to our regularly-scheduled topics ... okay with everyone? |
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