Moderated Group?

[Ian Clowes]

That argument must have more leaks than pushfit plumbing.

IanC

[Ian Clowes]

Despite his faults I've always enjoyed his ability to just let the views of others be a source of reinvention and revitalisation. It's a bit like Monsters, Inc. where they need the fear of others to keep them going.

IanC

[Chris Bacon]

"His pals in here"?

[John Rumm]

It has been mentioned from time to time. Never seems worth it really.

Sometimes I may "mark a thread as read" or assign it a colour code once it ceases to be of interest, but usually stop short of actually blocking individual posters (other than the kylie and pratsnip type of trolls).

Even if you can anticipate that 99% of what drivel posts is a waste of space, there are times where genuinely useful information does come out of the detailed rebuttals of his nonsense.

If you start censoring / moderating then there is the temptation to block all "off topic" conversation. One of the great strengths of this group IMHO is that a small amount of off topic stuff is tolerated, and some very interesting discussions have come about as a result. This is also a handy place to ask specialist questions when all you need is a practical answer, and not an experience like trying to drink from a burst water main! If there is a poster who bothers you that much, you can excise them from your reading experience without needing to impose that view on anyone else.

So far at least the group seems quite healthy, with the vast majority of threads relatively unaffected. He does alas seem to be stepping up his attempts to be objectionable and is also spreading the net wider looking for targets, but I suspect has a way to go yet before turning this group into a baron wasteland!

(You never know, one day he may actually understand that posting a reply with "snip drivel" in it serves absolutely no purpose at all since the original message still remains readable to everyone on the news servers, and in the google archive)

[Doctor Drivel]

You, along with Plowman, Lord hall/Matt, Tomlinson etc are a total waste of space. Probably because you have fat wife.

[Matt]

"My Groups" in this context is nothing to do with ownership of the group, but don't let hard facts get in the way of your argument.

[Matt]

He also goes by another few aliases. "timegoesby" for one.

As the psychiatrist in Fawlty Towers said "there is enough material there for a whole conference"

[Andy Wade]

Ooh, I don't know - I think this group is frequency modulated: the posting rate varies a lot with time, it still works when the signal-to-noise ratio is low and it consumes a considerable bandwidth...

[Doctor Drivel]

Lord Hall, stop telling porkies. Niow we all know you tell many porkies.

You are a solid case Matt, er Lord Hall. ..and you have a fat wife.

[Doctor Drivel]

Suzanne,.

I do actually have to snip drivel a hell of lot. Otherwise the bandwidth would be enormous.

[Doctor Drivel]

..he the best poet in the world

..Owain. Owain, Owain we go ..he gives us info we don't want to know ..the info is so poor tis clearly true ..so how does this garbage affect you?

..well take no heed of babble and drool ..as instantly you will recognise a fool

..instictively you will spy ..in newsgroups with DIY ..attempting wisdom the fools will try

..so be very watchful of what the fools say ..and don't give these half-wits the time of day

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Peaking 6 as usual. ;-)

[timegoesby]

I would welcome one as it would eliminate the resident trolls and idiots. IFAIAC, IMM stays at all times, despite the crying of the trolls, as he is one of the few genuinly decent professional contributors. When I Google on heating, I specifically go for his posts. I wish he would keep the same name.

[Doctor Drivel]

Oh you are that fella who thinks he know it all. I have to step in because he gives such crap info.

[Doctor Drivel]

Matt, you know you are not too bright, vote Tory and live in Little Middle England.

[Doctor Drivel]

I am brilliant at everything. Loonies would be banned..and that includes you.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

And his encyclopedic knowledge of makers catalogues. Gawd knows where he gets time to do the research, but sometimes it's very useful.

[Doctor Drivel]

But as sound as a bell.

[Doctor Drivel]

I have a fan club.

[meow2222]

how does that work?

NT