🚀 go-pugleaf

I don't much care how many cross posts are allowed. 1, 2, 5, ? I believe
the important precedent is to let regular users of a newsgroup determine
how many cross posts they will allow. This is the simplest approach, and
it also the easiest to automate and enforce. I think it is also an
approach that protects both our privacy and the free speach rights of
others.

Mike Conrad wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Aug 1998 23:07:53 -0400, dick <dick@grass.org> wrote:
>
>  >As I recall, several years ago (when I was more active in the local
>  >newsgroups) there was a proposal to robo-moderate dc.politics by
>  >rejecting all cross postings. I thought then, and do now, that this
>  >approach would ease the problems with a number of groups including
> the
>  >current dc.general. At the time uunet agreed to honor such
>  >cancellations, but noone actually put the software in place to make
> it
>  >happen.
>  >
>  >IMHO, a better answer than moderation.
>
> I agree, but maybe with a max. of 3 or 4 groups.  Some (careful,
> minor, targeted) cross-posting is legitimate, you know.  Most of the
> nuisance posts are posted to at least 10 groups.
>
> Mike
>
>  >
>  >dick@gillpiette.com
>  >pat wrote:
>  >
>  >> klaatu wrote:
>  >>
>  >> [stuff on trolls]
>  >>
>  >> I took the advice of those present and started filtering
> everything
>  >> relevant to
>  >> *swbell.net.
>  >>
>  >> that's helped,  but i think we should write a cancel-goat,  that
> looks
>  >> for
>  >> anything cross-posted to dc.general with more then 4 groups,  or
>  >> anything cross-posted from *rush-limbaugh or *politics* to
> dc.general.
>  >>
>  >> Maybe if it was running from a few good ISPs we could cancel off
>  >> the worst of the trash.
>  >>
>  >> pat
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
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