Is this what this newsgroup is usually like?

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Rob Kelk

I'm new here. I'm used to newsgroups that get maybe 50-100 posts a day.
This group has had triple that number today. Is this what this group is
usually like?

If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day just
to killfile them all so I can find the one or two real posts that might
be of interest to me...
 
Rob said:
I'm new here. I'm used to newsgroups that get maybe 50-100 posts a day.
This group has had triple that number today. Is this what this group is
usually like?

If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day just
to killfile them all so I can find the one or two real posts that might
be of interest to me...
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Nope, it's not normally like this. On the rare occasions there is a
flooder or two, just killfile them. It's no big deal. Even if you don't
killfile them, they normally go away. They stick around only when people
complain about them :D.

Assuming your newsreader acts like Xnews, killfiling is a simple thing to
do. It takes less time than posting about them. :)
 
Rob Kelk scribebat:
If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day...
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Yeah, I am familiar with this problem. The missing killfile capabilities of
Free Agent are a nuisance, that is why I got Hamster in the first place.

About all three to six weeks, there is a major thread with a lots of posts,
and then calmer times inbetween.
 
I'm new here. I'm used to newsgroups that get maybe 50-100 posts a day.
This group has had triple that number today. Is this what this group is
usually like?
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Not always, but it can be managed easily with filters, or quick scrolling.
If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day just
to killfile them all so I can find the one or two real posts that might
be of interest to me...
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Normally, most of us do select only the articles that we find interesting.

The "flooding" is quite likely the outgrowth of a phenomenon that appeared here not
long ago, in which posters are *recognised* for their volume "contributions", rather
than the quality of article content that they provide, sadly.

We could use an end to that practise, most certainly!
 
I'm new here. I'm used to newsgroups that get maybe 50-100 posts a day.
This group has had triple that number today. Is this what this group is
usually like?

If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day just to
killfile them all so I can find the one or two real posts that might be of
interest to me...
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Bye!
 
jason said:
Nope, it's not normally like this. On the rare occasions there is a
flooder or two, just killfile them. It's no big deal. Even if you
don't killfile them, they normally go away. They stick around only
when people complain about them :D.

Assuming your newsreader acts like Xnews, killfiling is a simple
thing to do. It takes less time than posting about them. :)
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if you consider "flood" the good content of posters that contribute with
useful news, this is not a good idea ... if i mistaken, excuse me.
maybe some of these people make reviews of software and then post the whole
group of reviews in a day
 
_Onno Tasler_, mercoledì 09/feb/2005:
Rob Kelk scribebat:

Yeah, I am familiar with this problem. The missing killfile capabilities of
Free Agent are a nuisance, that is why I got Hamster in the first place.

About all three to six weeks, there is a major thread with a lots of posts,
and then calmer times inbetween.
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Hi Onno,
since now you're using Dialog, the rules to filter this flood are

[alt.comp.freeware]
!markread From "Tramp" +"<[email protected]>"
!markread From "<[email protected]>"

For PT I left only the address because sometimes he's (ProteanThread), other
times *ProteanThread*. But he is consistent with his address, then there is
no need to make a complex rule with a regex.

HTH other Dialog users who (like me) have no time to crawl among hundreds of
posts like those.
 
The "flooding" is quite likely the outgrowth of a phenomenon that appeared here not
long ago, in which posters are *recognised* for their volume "contributions", rather
than the quality of article content that they provide, sadly.
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It would seem you understand the situation completely.
 
I'm new here. I'm used to newsgroups that get maybe 50-100 posts a day.
This group has had triple that number today. Is this what this group is
usually like?

If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day just
to killfile them all so I can find the one or two real posts that might
be of interest to me...
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Aw, you poor guy. I just downloaded the 200 some headers in about 5
seconds. I'm trying to figure out what the point is of this post. If you
don't like the newsgroup, then don't read it. You sound like a whiny little
crybaby.

Killfile the flooder du jour, and anything that has Babya in the subject.
You do understand what a killfile is, right?
 
elaich said:
Killfile the flooder du jour, and anything that has Babya in the subject.
You do understand what a killfile is, right?
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Not using Free Agent he doesn't.
 
Rob said:
If it is, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I can't afford to spend the
time downloading the headers of floods of hundreds of posts a day just
to killfile them all so I can find the one or two real posts that might
be of interest to me...
Click to expand...

Have a look at NFilter

http://www.nfilter.org/
 
Bessy said:
if you consider "flood" the good content of posters that contribute
with useful news, this is not a good idea ... if i mistaken, excuse
me. maybe some of these people make reviews of software and then post
the whole group of reviews in a day
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No that's not what's being talked about here. It's the people who post
vast amounts of unorganized information without any apparent rhyme or
reason. It's their right to do so, but the human mind can't deal with a
lot of unorganized information, which is why many, if not most, people
don't like the flooders, myself included.

But it's soooo easy to kill file them, I don't see why people complain
about them. *shrugs shoulders*
 
And it would seem that you too are an idiot and don't realize it.

Mike
Nationalism is an infantile sickness. It is the measles of the human
race. - Albert Einstein
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Quoting "Albert Einstein" does that make you other than one?
 
Hi Onno,
since now you're using Dialog, the rules to filter this flood are

[alt.comp.freeware]
!markread From "Tramp" +"<[email protected]>"
!markread From "<[email protected]>"

For PT I left only the address because sometimes he's (ProteanThread),
other times *ProteanThread*. But he is consistent with his address,
then there is no need to make a complex rule with a regex.

HTH other Dialog users who (like me) have no time to crawl among
hundreds of posts like those.
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Oh Gawd, get Xnews and press "K"

mike
 
Quoting "Albert Einstein" does that make you other than one?
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No, my superb intelligence and uncommon acumen make me other than one.
The quote is from a random sig generator which any non-idiot would
recognize. Notice the different quote below?
 
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