This newsgroup is about CATS!

Almost half the posts in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes are spam written by people
with no interest in cats. But that's what happens in an unmoderated group -
the idiots take over.

On 4/16/2014 11:30 AM, Robert Catt wrote:
Almost half the posts in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes are spam written by
people with no interest in cats. But that's what happens in an
unmoderated group - the idiots take over.

That's what killfiles were designed for. You don't have to see that
crap. Filter it out. If I see spam or trolls, they go right into the
bozo bin. It's quick, easy and painless.

Use a newsreader with killfile/filtering capability. Learn how to use
it. You don't have to see that stuff. I sure don't.

Moderated? No thanks. IMHO with moderated groups, the moderator
usually turns out to be a petty tyrant. I'll decide for myself which
posts to k/f and which posts/posters to read/reply to, thanks. It's
really very simple.

Jill (and sweet cat Persia)

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

Jill (and sweet cat Persia)


wait a minute? persia has a killfile too?




I wonder if robert is a troll with the last name CATT??


i dont see much spam i guess if its here i killed it off
(with goofy)

On 4/16/2014 2:26 PM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

Jill (and sweet cat Persia)


wait a minute? persia has a killfile too?


Sure she does. She regularly killfiles her toy mousies and the catnip
socks.

I wonder if robert is a troll with the last name CATT??

I've seen the name before but not in long while. Suddenly pops up again
talking about all the spam. What?

i dont see much spam i guess if its here i killed it off
(with goofy)

LOL

Jill

I wonder if robert is a troll with the last name CATT??
I've seen the name before but not in long while. Suddenly pops up again
talking about all the spam. What?
LOL
Jill

Bob Catt is NOT a troll, Jill. Bob Catt is an ailurophile!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailurophile

On 4/16/2014 5:48 PM, Robert Catt wrote:
I wonder if robert is a troll with the last name CATT??
I've seen the name before but not in long while. Suddenly pops up again
talking about all the spam. What?
LOL
Jill

Bob Catt is NOT a troll, Jill. Bob Catt is an ailurophile!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailurophile

Gee, thanks for the definition. I'm not the one who called you a troll,
Bob. I just don't understand the sudden tizzy about spam (or trolls).
I very rarely see the sort of posts you're talking about. I filter that
sort of garbage out.

Jill (owned by the lovely grey soft as a bunny cat, Persia)

Robert Catt wrote:
Almost half the posts in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes are spam written by
people with no interest in cats. But that's what happens in an
unmoderated group - the idiots take over.

I still prefer my newsgroups unmoderated. It's easy enough to skip over
the morons (kill-filing only works when they don't keep changing names
on you) and I don't want someone else deciding what I should and should
not read.

On 4/16/2014 10:20 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Robert Catt wrote:
Almost half the posts in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes are spam written by
people with no interest in cats. But that's what happens in an
unmoderated group - the idiots take over.

I still prefer my newsgroups unmoderated. It's easy enough to skip over
the morons (kill-filing only works when they don't keep changing names
on you) and I don't want someone else deciding what I should and should
not read.

Hear hear!

Nymshifting is easy enough to deal with. It's easy enough to recognize
spammers. Trolls frequently cross-post to very unrelated groups.
Killfile them all. It's pretty simple and virtually painless.

Jill

On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:56:04 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
.. That's what killfiles were designed for. You don't have to see that crap. Filter it out.

I don't even bother with that as I come on here at least once a day and I'm a fast reader so I just scan the headings and ignore the obvious trolls

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 11:30:19 -0400, "Robert Catt"
wrote:

Almost half the posts in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes are spam written by people
with no interest in cats. But that's what happens in an unmoderated group -
the idiots take over.

Well... yes.