On 26 Jan 2004, John Stumbles wrote
Actually, it probably can -- but I wouldn't know how to score it, myself.
(A couple of years and a couple of re-installs ago, someone came up with a scoring entry for me that killed things if poster "A" was being responded to by poster "B", or vice versa. Both posters were worth reading -- as long as they weren't in the same thread.)
Now what's the point of taking a newsfeed when you know that over 50% of the posts on that newsfeed are going to be marked as "ignore"? ;)
PoP
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On 25 Jan 2004, PoP wrote
Fair 'nuff.... ;)
I've switched on filtering of all cross-posted articles with 5 or more groups this is currently removing 14% of the newgroup traffic.
I find that with ABABABA ding-dong threads I just read the non-AB posts which will tell me where thread has got to (if anywhere).
the articles are by Andy Hall and IMM? ;-)
John S
Sorry to ask a really dumb question - but does this imply that this newsgroup is under control of a moderator?
I'm real happy if it is! It's just that I thought it was like all the other newsgroups, and a free-for-all.
PoP
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No, not a bit. Remember the Internet's 'edge principle'? Dumn packet-shifting in the middle, intelligence at the edges. The idea extends to Usenet: *you*, with *your* *own* news client, are in ultimate charge of filtering. All the previous poster meant is that they're using their own reader/downloader's filtering rules to create a more pleasant reading experience for themselves.
HTH - Stefek
Thanks Stefek - as I thought. :)
PoP
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I meant that I have reduced the traffic of news group articles on my computer by 14%.
No. I'd also run and dissappear if it had especially if I were the moderator!
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