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Old February 6th 05, 11:05 PM
Robert McClenon
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There is a new type of troll attack on rec.photo.digital as well as
traditional troll behavior. A troll is posting crude forged insults,
mostly of a sexual nature. That is traditional troll behavior.
Another more clever form of troll activity is underway. A troll is
using the names of rec.photo.digital posters and is posting reasonable
on-topic newbie questions in various newsgroups, such as, in
rec.crafts.winemaking, a question about how to start making one's own
wine. However, the follow-ups are being set to rec.photo.digital,
where they are completely off-topic. The apparent objective is to
cause rec.photo.digital to be swamped with off-topic traffic that is
not meant to be off-topic.

The best approach is to ignore any off-topic responses (or to go back
to the newsgroup in which the posts were on-topic).

- - Bob McClenon


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Old February 6th 05, 11:43 PM
Ron Hunter
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Robert McClenon wrote:
There is a new type of troll attack on rec.photo.digital as well as
traditional troll behavior. A troll is posting crude forged insults,
mostly of a sexual nature. That is traditional troll behavior.
Another more clever form of troll activity is underway. A troll is
using the names of rec.photo.digital posters and is posting reasonable
on-topic newbie questions in various newsgroups, such as, in
rec.crafts.winemaking, a question about how to start making one's own
wine. However, the follow-ups are being set to rec.photo.digital,
where they are completely off-topic. The apparent objective is to
cause rec.photo.digital to be swamped with off-topic traffic that is
not meant to be off-topic.

The best approach is to ignore any off-topic responses (or to go back
to the newsgroup in which the posts were on-topic).

- - Bob McClenon


The best approach is for Google (all the messages I have seen come from
there) to find this poster and terminate them with extreme prejudice.
With any luck the poster will live in a state that charges up to $10,000
for each such spam post!


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Ron Hunter
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Old February 7th 05, 09:24 AM
Des Perado
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"Robert McClenon" wrote in message
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There is a new type of troll attack on rec.photo.digital as well as
traditional troll behavior. A troll is posting crude forged insults,


What is your specialised subject: the bloody obvious?


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Old February 7th 05, 02:24 PM
Robert McClenon
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:24:23 -0000, "Des Perado" wrote:


"Robert McClenon" wrote in message
.. .

There is a new type of troll attack on rec.photo.digital as well as
traditional troll behavior. A troll is posting crude forged insults,


What is your specialised subject: the bloody obvious?


The ordinary crude insults are the bloody obvious. The follow-up
forgery is the unobvious.

- - Bob McClenon

 




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