Thats why Al Gore invented newsgroup filters. It was soon after he invented
the internet and spell check.

Use a kill file.

I kill anybody who regularly posts OT, and anybody who regularly responds to
them. I also kill subject headers that contain keywords, such as Busch,
democrat, republican, war, ect. I also kill trolls, and the people that feed
them.

Some people may argue that I'm losing a lot of boating related posts,
because some of the folks in my kill file, do in fact contribute good
boating information to the group on occasion. To that I say "tough s**t to
them". If they want to be heard, then post on topic, otherwise, I don't care
if I ever hear from them again.

It is not uncommon for me to have 400 unread posts, and only have 80 or so
after my kill file and filters go to work...and I love it to death...I get
100% boating related posts.

The more people that kill file these clowns, the less audience they will
have, and the *will* go away, but only if everybody does it.

Good luck.
--

It's just about going fast...that's all...

http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/
"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
...
What the hell can we do about it?????

Too bad he won't see this:

Guess what, Netstock:

Unless you post under another handle, if the group were waiting for *your*
on-topic post it would be a barren wasteland.

Same old substance your don't give any of-
people who never contribute only heard from when they complain about the
content provided by those who do.

It's your right to read or not read whatever you like. It's your right to
filter whatever you like- but you sure as heck sound silly as a
non-conbtributor when you complain about the nature of the content.

Netsock is the infamous Christopher K. Greenhalgh aka Charles
Grinstead. Remember the clown who posts his entire killfile for all?
He was run out of here about a year ago.

(Gould 0738) wrote in message ...
Too bad he won't see this:

Guess what, Netstock:

Unless you post under another handle, if the group were waiting for *your*
on-topic post it would be a barren wasteland.

Same old substance your don't give any of-
people who never contribute only heard from when they complain about the
content provided by those who do.

It's your right to read or not read whatever you like. It's your right to
filter whatever you like- but you sure as heck sound silly as a
non-conbtributor when you complain about the nature of the content.

Heh heh...I have not been "run out" of anywhere...I've been here everyday.


I choose to do more reading than posting, and have always been that way.

Additionally, I would post the kill file for those who want it, but since I
changed news readers, Outlook does not allow me to cut-n-paste it out. I
suppose there may be a way to "export" it, but I haven't looked into that
very hard.

And Chuck (Charles Grinstead) is a fellow boater who works in my office.

Take care.

-
It's just about going fast...that's all...

http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/
"Greenhalgh Is_A_Fraud" wrote in message
om...
Netsock is the infamous Christopher K. Greenhalgh aka Charles
Grinstead. Remember the clown who posts his entire killfile for all?
He was run out of here about a year ago.

"NetSock" wrote in message
...
Heh heh...I have not been "run out" of anywhere...I've been here everyday.


I choose to do more reading than posting, and have always been that way.

Additionally, I would post the kill file for those who want it, but since
I
changed news readers, Outlook does not allow me to cut-n-paste it out. I
suppose there may be a way to "export" it, but I haven't looked into that
very hard.

And Chuck (Charles Grinstead) is a fellow boater who works in my office.

Take care.

-
It's just about going fast...that's all...

http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/
"Greenhalgh Is_A_Fraud" wrote in message
om...
Netsock is the infamous Christopher K. Greenhalgh aka Charles
Grinstead. Remember the clown who posts his entire killfile for all?
He was run out of here about a year ago.




Works in your office? You said you were a student at Ohio State. That is
your ISP:

Path:
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sh.giganews.com!firehose2!nntp4!intern1.nntp.aus1. giganews.com!border1.nntp.
aus1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed.news2 me.com!canoe.uoregon.edu!a
rclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!usenet.INS.cwru. edu!nntp.service.ohio-stat
e.edu!not-for-mail
From: "NetSock"
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Subject: 80% of the last postings were off topic!
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 14:22:20 -0500
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I am sure that he would be happy to hear that you assumed his
identity. What's his email address?

After you were called on it you stopped posting using that name.
That's fact.

"NetSock" wrote in message ...
Heh heh...I have not been "run out" of anywhere...I've been here everyday.


I choose to do more reading than posting, and have always been that way.

Additionally, I would post the kill file for those who want it, but since I
changed news readers, Outlook does not allow me to cut-n-paste it out. I
suppose there may be a way to "export" it, but I haven't looked into that
very hard.

And Chuck (Charles Grinstead) is a fellow boater who works in my office.

Take care.

-
It's just about going fast...that's all...

http://home.insight.rr.com/cgreen/
"Greenhalgh Is_A_Fraud" wrote in message
om...
Netsock is the infamous Christopher K. Greenhalgh aka Charles
Grinstead. Remember the clown who posts his entire killfile for all?
He was run out of here about a year ago.

On 06 Jan 2004 03:27:20 GMT, (Florida Keyz) wrote:

What the hell can we do about it?????

Muzzle Harry.

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:28:45 GMT, (Tom)
wrote:

On 06 Jan 2004 03:27:20 GMT, (Florida Keyz) wrote:

What the hell can we do about it?????

Muzzle Harry.

I didn't say that!

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

What the hell can we do about it?????

Muzzle Harry.

I didn't say that!

John H


Neither did I John.... But I think it's funny!

Butch Ammon