spam posts

[ladalang]

I see many, many spam posts in these forums. They look at first glance like
a real topic of interest but when clicked on become a link to some stupid get
rich scam or website. I would like to see a link on each post that allows us
to designate it as spam and get it out of the forum. I would say if a post
is spam, that user id should be banned from posting again. I needlessly
click on these and see it's spam when I'm really looking for help. They
should not be allowed to stay in the forums as they junk it up and waste
everyone's time. Thanks!

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[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

This really isn't forum, although you may be seeing it as such. Most of us
are accessing these newgroups (Usenet; nntp) through newsreaders like
Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Agent and a bunch of others...we don't see
forum like junk, although sometimes we'll see a spam post or two which
usually get removed.


|I see many, many spam posts in these forums. They look at first glance
like
| a real topic of interest but when clicked on become a link to some stupid
get
| rich scam or website. I would like to see a link on each post that allows
us
| to designate it as spam and get it out of the forum. I would say if a
post
| is spam, that user id should be banned from posting again. I needlessly
| click on these and see it's spam when I'm really looking for help. They
| should not be allowed to stay in the forums as they junk it up and waste
| everyone's time. Thanks!
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
| Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
| link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
| click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
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[ladalang]

I'm accessing it through Microsoft office online. The definition of forum is
a discussion board on the Internet. It meets that definition. I'm thinking
maybe you've not been part of a forum based on your response. When someone
posts a topic and you don't have a response that actually contributes, you
can pass it by; you don't have to post for the sake of posting. Who cares
how we access it, the point is the spam is annoying and abusive.

 

[Mike Koewler]

The point is this group is open to any one who wants to post anything.
If you cannot tell a spam message from a legit question or reply, then
you need to spend more time reading NGs.

And while it may be true that almost every forum is a discussion group,
not every discussion group is a forum.

Mike

 

[ladalang]

so you welcome spam then? Interesting... I find it a huge waste of time.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I access the MS newsgroups with Windows Mail, formerly Outlook Express and
see very few spam messages. I understand what Mike is saying tho. A lot
depends on your definition of spam. I see self-protion, even if it's
on-topic, as spam. I hate spam.

 

[Mike Koewler]

Actually, it doesn't cost me any time at all. I read the messages I
want, skip the spam and mark all messages as read. Not exactly rocket
science, but it works for me.

YMMV,

Mike

 

[ladalang]

You can mark them read but you still have to watse the time reading them.
They give a topic that pertains to websites and when you open it up its a
mortgage website; that's spam. It would be great to flag it and have it
change colors. That way others can avoid the waste of time by clicking on
it. We can rate the posts we should be able to flag them as spam.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

You missed the point. Maybe, you've not been around long enough to know what
nntp is, and there is a big difference in how you access the newgroups and
what you see, or don't see from here.


| I'm accessing it through Microsoft office online. The definition of forum
is
| a discussion board on the Internet. It meets that definition. I'm
thinking
| maybe you've not been part of a forum based on your response. When
someone
| posts a topic and you don't have a response that actually contributes, you
| can pass it by; you don't have to post for the sake of posting. Who cares
| how we access it, the point is the spam is annoying and abusive.
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > This really isn't forum, although you may be seeing it as such. Most of
us
| > are accessing these newgroups (Usenet; nntp) through newsreaders like
| > Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Agent and a bunch of others...we don't see
| > forum like junk, although sometimes we'll see a spam post or two which
| > usually get removed.
| >
| >
| > | > |I see many, many spam posts in these forums. They look at first glance
| > like
| > | a real topic of interest but when clicked on become a link to some
stupid
| > get
| > | rich scam or website. I would like to see a link on each post that
allows
| > us
| > | to designate it as spam and get it out of the forum. I would say if a
| > post
| > | is spam, that user id should be banned from posting again. I
needlessly
| > | click on these and see it's spam when I'm really looking for help.
They
| > | should not be allowed to stay in the forums as they junk it up and
waste
| > | everyone's time. Thanks!
| > |
| > | ----------------
| > | This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| > | suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I
| > | Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
follow
| > this
| > | link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
| > | click "I Agree" in the message pane.
| > |
| > |
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...ba509&dg=microsoft.public.publisher.webdesign
| >
| >
| >

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

forget it Mike, he doesn't understand; he still thinks we're on a web forum
interface.



| The point is this group is open to any one who wants to post anything.
| If you cannot tell a spam message from a legit question or reply, then
| you need to spend more time reading NGs.
|
| And while it may be true that almost every forum is a discussion group,
| not every discussion group is a forum.
|
| Mike
|
| ladalang wrote:
| > I'm accessing it through Microsoft office online. The definition of
forum is
| > a discussion board on the Internet. It meets that definition. I'm
thinking
| > maybe you've not been part of a forum based on your response. When
someone
| > posts a topic and you don't have a response that actually contributes,
you
| > can pass it by; you don't have to post for the sake of posting. Who
cares
| > how we access it, the point is the spam is annoying and abusive.
| >
| >
| > "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| >
| >
| >>This really isn't forum, although you may be seeing it as such. Most of
us
| >>are accessing these newgroups (Usenet; nntp) through newsreaders like
| >>Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Agent and a bunch of others...we don't see
| >>forum like junk, although sometimes we'll see a spam post or two which
| >>usually get removed.
| >>
| >>
| >>| >>|I see many, many spam posts in these forums. They look at first glance
| >>like
| >>| a real topic of interest but when clicked on become a link to some
stupid
| >>get
| >>| rich scam or website. I would like to see a link on each post that
allows
| >>us
| >>| to designate it as spam and get it out of the forum. I would say if a
| >>post
| >>| is spam, that user id should be banned from posting again. I
needlessly
| >>| click on these and see it's spam when I'm really looking for help.
They
| >>| should not be allowed to stay in the forums as they junk it up and
waste
| >>| everyone's time. Thanks!
| >>|
| >>| ----------------
| >>| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| >>| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I
| >>| Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
follow
| >>this
| >>| link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
| >>| click "I Agree" in the message pane.
| >>|
| >>|
|| >>
| >>
| >>

 

[Mike Koewler]

Just curious, are you a complete newbie to NGs? I don't have to waste
any time reading anything I don't want to. I look at messages that
interest me, the rest I skip. When I'm done, I click an option, all
messages are marked as read (whether I read them or not) and they don't
show up the next time I visit.

Your typical spammer is not going to post a message: How do I add a
hyperlink to an image in 500 NGs nor is he/she going to type 500
different messages so each one is relevant to a that specific NG.

Mike

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Same here - and some topics, altho properly posted are ignored. either I
have no knowledge on the subject or I just don't care. And then again there
are some posts that are asking the samed darned question that is asked
dowzens of times each day. If a person can't even make an attempt to help
themselves, why do I want to waste time that could be used helping someone
who has tried researching a problem before posting? I do the same thing at
work. I'll help the guys do something, I'll teach them how to do it. But
don't hand me the file and tell me to do this for you because you don't want
to learn how to do it yourself.