Y'know, there's one good thing about Google groups - there's an
automatic link to report spam and off-topic stuff.

N.

Nancy2 wrote:

> Y'know, there's one good thing about Google groups - there's an
> automatic link to report spam and off-topic stuff.
>

If only Google itself paid any attention to spam reports.



Brian

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won't shut up.
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"Default User" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> Y'know, there's one good thing about Google groups - there's an
>> automatic link to report spam and off-topic stuff.
>>
>
> If only Google itself paid any attention to spam reports.
>
>
Use the delete button. Use your kill file.

cybercat wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Nancy2 wrote:
> >
> > > Y'know, there's one good thing about Google groups - there's an
> > > automatic link to report spam and off-topic stuff.
> > >
> >
> > If only Google itself paid any attention to spam reports.
> >
> >
> Use the delete button. Use your kill file.

What's that have to do with anything?



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

"Default User" > wrote in message
...
> cybercat wrote:
>
>>
>> "Default User" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Nancy2 wrote:
>> >
>> > > Y'know, there's one good thing about Google groups - there's an
>> > > automatic link to report spam and off-topic stuff.
>> > >
>> >
>> > If only Google itself paid any attention to spam reports.
>> >
>> >
>> Use the delete button. Use your kill file.
>
> What's that have to do with anything?
>
>

Do you need me to spell it out for you? Use your delete button
or your kill file instead of reporting off-topic posts.

Is that clear enough?

cybercat wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...

> > > Use the delete button. Use your kill file.
> >
> > What's that have to do with anything?
> >
> >
>
> Do you need me to spell it out for you? Use your delete button
> or your kill file instead of reporting off-topic posts.

Idjit. The point is, what good does a handy button for reporting things
to Google do if Google ignores them?

> Is that clear enough?

Apparently you're the one that needs stuff spelled out. It should be
evident that I don't use Google. What I do or don't do has nothing to
do with Google users do.

Is that clear enough?



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

"Default User" > wrote in message
...
> cybercat wrote:
>
>>
>> "Default User" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>> > > Use the delete button. Use your kill file.
>> >
>> > What's that have to do with anything?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Do you need me to spell it out for you? Use your delete button
>> or your kill file instead of reporting off-topic posts.
>
> Idjit. The point is, what good does a handy button for reporting things
> to Google do if Google ignores them?

No, the point is, let people post what they want and just click on past.
Asshole.


>
>> Is that clear enough?
>
> Apparently you're the one that needs stuff spelled out. It should be
> evident that I don't use Google. What I do or don't do has nothing to
> do with Google users do.
>
> Is that clear enough?

What is clear is that you are thinking in much more specific terms than
either you or Nancy were using in the pertinent posts.

We're talking unmoderated Usenet.

You don't need to REPORT everything, just grow a little self control.

cybercat wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote in message
> ...
> > cybercat wrote:
> >
> > >
> >>"Default User" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> >
> >>> > Use the delete button. Use your kill file.
> > > >
> >>> What's that have to do with anything?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Do you need me to spell it out for you? Use your delete button
> > > or your kill file instead of reporting off-topic posts.
> >
> > Idjit. The point is, what good does a handy button for reporting
> > things to Google do if Google ignores them?
>
> No, the point is, let people post what they want and just click on
> past. Asshole.

Kind of the way you did my my post?

I was responding to some else's suggestion about reporting, telling
them that it was a waste of time. Are you really this stupid?

> >
> > > Is that clear enough?
> >
> > Apparently you're the one that needs stuff spelled out. It should be
> > evident that I don't use Google. What I do or don't do has nothing
> > to do with Google users do.
> >
> > Is that clear enough?
>
> What is clear is that you are thinking in much more specific terms
> than either you or Nancy were using in the pertinent posts.

What are you babbling about. She said, "use this to report to Google."
I said, "Google doesn't pay any attention."

> We're talking unmoderated Usenet.

No shit, Sherlock. I've only been on it 15 years or so.

> You don't need to REPORT everything, just grow a little self control.

I don't report anything. I was counseling others NOT to waste time
reporting. You can't read for comprehension, can you?




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Default User > wrote:

>The point is, what good does a handy button for reporting things
>to Google do if Google ignores them?

It covers your ass. If some lawyer sues you for being in
league with the spammers, you can demonstrate that in fact you were
reporting the spammers all along.

So save copies of all those mails to google-abuse's blackhole,
just in case.

Steve

Steve Pope wrote:

> Default User > wrote:
>
> > The point is, what good does a handy button for reporting things
> > to Google do if Google ignores them?
>
> It covers your ass. If some lawyer sues you for being in
> league with the spammers, you can demonstrate that in fact you were
> reporting the spammers all along.

About right. The point is, those Google users (poor souls) are lulled
into thinking that they can help the situation. In fact, Google is the
leading spam vector on usenet today and they don't give a flying flip.




Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

On 26 Oct 2006 17:01:26 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>In fact, Google is the
>leading spam vector on usenet today and they don't give a flying flip.

So, anyone who is interested in reading usenet on a regular basis
should avoid using google as their main news reader and think of it
only as a back up program or for research purposes only? I agree with
that idea.

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<sf> wrote in message ...
> On 26 Oct 2006 17:01:26 GMT, "Default User" >
> wrote:
>
>>In fact, Google is the
>>leading spam vector on usenet today and they don't give a flying flip.
>
> So, anyone who is interested in reading usenet on a regular basis
> should avoid using google as their main news reader and think of it
> only as a back up program or for research purposes only? I agree with
> that idea.
>
> --

What would you accomplish by doing this? Since spam is something that
comes in the mail?

<dev null> wrote in message ...
> On 27 Oct 2006 18:38:05 +0200, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>><sf> wrote in message ...
>>> On 26 Oct 2006 17:01:26 GMT, "Default User" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In fact, Google is the
>>>>leading spam vector on usenet today and they don't give a flying flip.
>>>
>>> So, anyone who is interested in reading usenet on a regular basis
>>> should avoid using google as their main news reader and think of it
>>> only as a back up program or for research purposes only? I agree with
>>> that idea.
>>>
>>> --
>>
>>What would you accomplish by doing this? Since spam is something that
>>comes in the mail?
>>
> No, Spam is a loverly creation that comes in a rectangular can and
> cooks up real nice like. Ya know sweety?
>
> I sent you another mail, but I'm thinking it didn't go thru. I'll have
> satellite internet soon and can forget the horrors of dialup.

I'll go check!