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Isn't there a way for the group administrator to delete posts? This site used to be a great resource. I don't think many (any?) people visiting this group are interested in buying a pet bed from China. > Isn't there a way for the group administrator to delete posts? This > site used to be a great resource. I don't think many (any?) people > visiting this group are interested in buying a pet bed from China. This is usenet. It's an entirely unmoderated group. Sadly.... >> Isn't there a way for the group administrator to delete posts? There is no such thing. Once established, a usenet newsgroup has a life of its own. You can try to get spammers' accounts eliminated, but they'll just be back in a slightly different form. >> This site used to be a great resource. I don't think many (any?) people >> visiting this group are interested in buying a pet bed from China. Learn about killfiles (filters). If googlegroups doesn't provide facilities, use a real newsreader. Thunderbird will do a lot of what you want, and it's free. > This is usenet. It's an entirely unmoderated group. > > Sadly.... What's sadder is that moderated groups tend to die :-(  SignatureCheers, Bev ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'm pretty sure omnipotent entities don't need middlemen to get their message to the people. Well, maybe things are looking up--there does seem to be one vision- related post now. I checked, and the lasik group also seems to be infested with ads for (possibly toxic) Chinese pet supplies. Somehow, though, the sci.med.cardiology group seems to have evaded this fate. Maybe it's because of the numerous religious messages by Dr. Chung, who is apparently an active group member. Perhaps if enough people used their email link to explain how they're losing face and that NOBODY will buy pet beds from them. Last time I did that, the [send] link was followed by an acknowledgement in chinese; it coulda said "thank you for your interest" but I suspect it just said "f*ck off". -MT > Isn't there a way for the group administrator to delete posts? This > site used to be a great resource. I don't think many (any?) people > visiting this group are interested in buying a pet bed from China. > Perhaps if enough people used their email link to explain how they're losing > face and that NOBODY will buy pet beds from them. Perhaps copying the Central Committee with a note that such things reflect badly on the People's Republic of China and that the entire country and its leaders are humiliting themselves. > Last time I did that, the [send] link was followed by an acknowledgement in > chinese; it coulda said "thank you for your interest" but I suspect it just > said "f*ck off". I bet you're right. I just killfiled the bastards. So far so good. SignatureCheers, Bev ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." --Gene Spafford (1992) |
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