🚀 go-pugleaf

Hmm ... actually it was not a serious post :). Was a response to

	"Keep crime in dc.general"

Yes ...trolls are sickening and I hope there is a cyber hell for them
after they are done here. But still ... I wouldn't really support any
censorship on the net. It is one of the few places people get to say
whatever they want, and that *is* something. Killfile or moderated
newsgroups might be better for those really interested in serious
discussions :)

David Nixon (Hellbringer@DeathsDoor.Com) wrote:
: On 15 Nov 1996 00:38:36 GMT, dube@Glue.umd.edu (Manu Dube) wrote:

: >NO to crime in newsgroups!!
: >
: >Where is the net police?

: That is simple to answer.  Usenet is a self policing entity, unless
: you are posting to moderated groups.  dc.general and dc.config are not
: moderated groups, so that leaves to policing in the hands of the
: individuals to post to unmoderated Usenet groups.  Essentially, if you
: e-mail a complaint about a poster to their ISP, the ISP usually the
: ISP will "talk" to the individual.  If enough complaints are sent then
: that person might find that their ISP has canceled their contract for
: service.

: Joe the Troll hides behind a forged address.  You can't complain about
: an individual with out an address to point at.  He takes advantage of
: this by frequent alias changes.  Hence the creation of our favorite
: game "SPOT THE TROLL."  But do not dispare.  You can still complain to
: his ISP and they will track down this individual by the unique message
: ID and who was log in when that ID was issued.  When they do this with
: a handful of "Joe's" messages it is apparent exactly who "Joe" is.


: David Nixon

: DC - educating the children of today, for a future, tomorrow.