Is there anything we can do?
MaryD
all the SPAM and hateful posts from the trolls. Some place in there
the real, hurting people are being overshadowed.j
Is there anything we as individuals/ group can do to block this? I've
tried reporting the posts/ authors, but they're like roaches coming
out of the woodwork.
I guess one of the solutions would be to make this a semi-moderated
group, but that would force some people to become moderators & deal
with all this. I know enough to "not feed the trolls", but it's
discouraging when the posts from the trolls outnumber those who need
help.
MaryD
donna
dear mary,
i'm with you.
there was a time, right after my daughter died, when i would have
wished these trolls would also have a child die in their arms. now i
understand that our group has somehow made it onto a mass-posting and
these people who are lacking in basic, common humanity don't even know
or care how much they affect us. i think many, many newly bereft
never post here because of the trolls.
i have been guilty of not visiting often because of the trolls but i'm
going to change that. i needed help so badly when savannah died and
the least i can do is try to pass it along ...
best to you,
donna
Daniel
wrote:
Ah, me. Yes, the perennial condition of civilization: any dry cave seems to be
occupied with dark denizens and cyclopes; any suitable clearing is open to
attack from all sides.
I see from the header to your message that you are reading via google groups.
Every time I look at usenet via what <sigh> used to be deja news <sigh again> I
see why usenet seems to be dying.
As for myself, I access newsgroups using Fort� Agent:
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php
(I'm still using version 4.n actually, but ver. 5.nn is out.)
It costs $30 but has advantages over google groups. It allows you to read the
posts as "threads"; plus once you delete something, it stays gone (whereas,
every time you re-open groups.google.com, the same collection of tripe is
staring at you every time); plus, you can block / filter senders... etc. The
down side of course is yet a-NOTH-er user interface thing to learn. Other down
side is access to the groups -- you need a newsgroup feed provider. There are
free ones, but I use Agent Premium News (APN), the basic one at the base rate of
$2.95 per month billed to a credit card automatically:
http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php
Again, there are probably no-cost solutions, but I'm just saying what has worked
for me.
I've tried going to groups.google.com and submitting spam / troll reports for
some of the most attrocious stuff, but I can never tell if it has any effect.
I am sending you comforting thoughts from where I am, dear MaryD, you have been
a good friend for such a long time. I wish I could clean it all up.
I do not have the time or resources to create/moderate a moderated newsgroup.
And I have an aversion to the web-based chat-forum-thingies (most of which have
their own version of denizens, dangers, and cyclopes).
Wishing you all good things always, and peace and happy dreams,
--
Daniel ( deltae...@usa.net )