If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Project to reduce spam here
Regarding spam, I posted earlier that complaining to Google is futile in
trying to shut down spammers, since there is a threshold number of complaints that must be submitted before Google will take such action. I'm proposing that we might start a project here to see if we can raise enough support within this group to submit enough complaints to see an effect (i.e., see the spammers shut down). To that end, I'd like to take a poll here to see how many people would be willing to do this--report spam messages in this newsgroup to Google. Please reply to this thread. My guess is that it would require at least 20 or so complaints about a particular spammer before they (Google) seriously considered taking action. I'm willing to be convinced that this number is actually higher or lower; it's just my seat-of-the-pants guess. So once we agree on what this threshold number might be, my suggestion is that we target the spammers carefully. Instead of going after all of them, pick one--say, the worst current one--and target that particular one. Then we can see if our complaints had any effect. Remember, this will only work if we can muster that minimum number of people willing to complain. I'm ready to do so if enough of us "sign up". So let's hear from y'all. If someone wants to lead this effort, please speak up. I actually don't want to be that leader ... -- Made From Pears: Pretty good chance that the product is at least mostly pears. Made With Pears: Pretty good chance that pears will be detectable in the product. Contains Pears: One pear seed per multiple tons of product. (with apologies to Dorothy L. Sayers) |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Project to reduce spam here
"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message s.com... Regarding spam, I posted earlier that complaining to Google is futile in trying to shut down spammers, since there is a threshold number of complaints that must be submitted before Google will take such action. I'm proposing that we might start a project here to see if we can raise enough support within this group to submit enough complaints to see an effect (i.e., see the spammers shut down). To that end, I'd like to take a poll here to see how many people would be willing to do this--report spam messages in this newsgroup to Google. Please reply to this thread. My guess is that it would require at least 20 or so complaints about a particular spammer before they (Google) seriously considered taking action. I'm willing to be convinced that this number is actually higher or lower; it's just my seat-of-the-pants guess. So once we agree on what this threshold number might be, my suggestion is that we target the spammers carefully. Instead of going after all of them, pick one--say, the worst current one--and target that particular one. Then we can see if our complaints had any effect. Remember, this will only work if we can muster that minimum number of people willing to complain. I'm ready to do so if enough of us "sign up". So let's hear from y'all. If someone wants to lead this effort, please speak up. I actually don't want to be that leader ... well, as I've already indicated, I am one of those who complain without fail each and every time. I treat these as I do dandelions and other noxious weeds - just have to keep after them before they take over the place. A passive stance vis a vis spam, as with weeds, results in just more of the same. So I go after all of them each and every time. By the way...have you noticed that the cat furniture spam has not been hereabouts lately? |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Project to reduce spam here
On 2009-03-08 21:08:03 -0400, David Nebenzahl said:
Regarding spam, I posted earlier that complaining to Google is futile in trying to shut down spammers, since there is a threshold number of complaints that must be submitted before Google will take such action. I'm proposing that we might start a project here to see if we can raise enough support within this group to submit enough complaints to see an effect (i.e., see the spammers shut down). To that end, I'd like to take a poll here to see how many people would be willing to do this--report spam messages in this newsgroup to Google. Please reply to this thread. My guess is that it would require at least 20 or so complaints about a particular spammer before they (Google) seriously considered taking action. I'm willing to be convinced that this number is actually higher or lower; it's just my seat-of-the-pants guess. So once we agree on what this threshold number might be, my suggestion is that we target the spammers carefully. Instead of going after all of them, pick one--say, the worst current one--and target that particular one. Then we can see if our complaints had any effect. Remember, this will only work if we can muster that minimum number of people willing to complain. I'm ready to do so if enough of us "sign up". So let's hear from y'all. If someone wants to lead this effort, please speak up. I actually don't want to be that leader ... I'm in on it. -- Michael |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Project to reduce spam here
David Nebenzahl wrote:
reporting spam If help is needed, count me in ... Claudio Bonavolta http://www.bonavolta.ch |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Project to reduce spam here
Count me in, too.
On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:08:03 -0800, David Nebenzahl wrote: Regarding spam, I posted earlier that complaining to Google is futile in trying to shut down spammers, since there is a threshold number of complaints that must be submitted before Google will take such action. I'm proposing that we might start a project here to see if we can raise enough support within this group to submit enough complaints to see an effect (i.e., see the spammers shut down). To that end, I'd like to take a poll here to see how many people would be willing to do this--report spam messages in this newsgroup to Google. Please reply to this thread. Craig Schroeder craig nospam craigschroeder com |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Project to reduce spam here
On 3/8/2009 5:08 PM David Nebenzahl spake thus:
I'm proposing that we might start a project here to see if we can raise enough support within this group to submit enough complaints to see an effect (i.e., see the spammers shut down). To that end, I'd like to take a poll here to see how many people would be willing to do this--report spam messages in this newsgroup to Google. Please reply to this thread. So far it looks like we have 8 people, including Richard K. who hasn't responded but who already reports spammers to Google. Does anyone think this is enough to get started, or should we wait for a few more to "sign up"? -- Made From Pears: Pretty good chance that the product is at least mostly pears. Made With Pears: Pretty good chance that pears will be detectable in the product. Contains Pears: One pear seed per multiple tons of product. (with apologies to Dorothy L. Sayers) |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Forged spam & 'spam' report. SPAM ALERT was FOR SALE- Prints of Original Images | John McWilliams | 35mm Photo Equipment | 0 | March 14th 06 05:48 AM |
Forged spam & 'spam' report. SPAM ALERT was FOR SALE- Prints of Original Images | John McWilliams | Medium Format Photography Equipment | 0 | March 14th 06 05:48 AM |
better to compress the jpeg or reduce resolution or reduce pixel size? | Mr.Will | Digital Photography | 12 | October 8th 04 01:11 AM |