[waves]
PV
even the kooks are boring.
Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
--
* PV Something like badgers, something like lizards, and something
like corkscrews.
KalElFan
news:46-dnYWLmK26SJzW...@supernews.com...
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
I think we've all just been insulted. :-)
suzee
Maybe we can all be kooks together...
Ian J. Ball
"KalElFan" <kale...@yanospamhoo.com> wrote:
If Vader wants to be helpful, he might suggest some alternatives that
don't suffer from the problems he says Usenet suffers from...
--
"There's no business, like Cho business."
- Patrick Jane, "The Mentalist", 02/11/09
Default User
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> and even the kooks are boring.
I blame David.
Brian
--
Day 287 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project
David
> PV wrote:
> > I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> > and even the kooks are boring.
>
> I blame David.
Remember, when you point your finger at someone, there are three
fingers pointing back at you.
David
> KalElFan wrote:
> > "PV" <pv+use...@pobox.com> wrote in message
They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're all together ooky,
Buy M&Ms!!!
(this would also be a good theme song for a tv show, I think)
Default User
I am able to do so with three fingers pointing off to the side.
David
> David wrote:
> > On Nov 16, 6:26 pm, "Default User" <defaultuse...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I blame David.
>
> > Remember, when you point your finger at someone, there are three
> > fingers pointing back at you.
>
> I am able to do so with three fingers pointing off to the side.
On Nov 16, 6:50 pm, Paul Arthur <floweryson...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Nuh uh. When I point a finger at someone, there are three pointed at
> the guy next to me.
Well you both look very silly.
clouddreamer
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
>
> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
Noooooooooooo....you can't go until you explain the corkscrew thingy!!!
..
Patty Winter
In article <h92dnUb0F9dibZzW...@supernews.com>,
clouddreamer <saveth...@save.money.too> wrote:
>
>Noooooooooooo....you can't go until you explain the corkscrew thingy!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky
Patty Winter
In article <7me5dvF...@mid.individual.net>,
Default User <defaul...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>PV wrote:
>
>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>> and even the kooks are boring.
>
>I blame David.
But at least you did so in a very polite manner.
Patty
clouddreamer
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooookay.
Now it makes sense.
Oh, wait...
thx
;]
Obveeus
Actually, I think a show featuring the M&Ms would make for wonderful
primetime programming. They could have the tall, dumb , Yellow guy
constantly saying the wrong thing because he simply isn't very
bright. They could have the short, smart-alleck Red guy constantly
scheming, but failing because he can't get anyone to follow his
directions. They could have the super hot looking Green gal turning
all the boys heads and making lots of horny comments. They could have
the quiet, Blue guy keeping everyone calm when he makes his rather
rare appearances. Hey, they could even fill the supporting cast with
the less appealing wannabee leading characters that aren't nuts
inside.
David
Sounds like the fourth straight winner for Jon Lovitz (after "SNL,"
"The Critic" and "Newsradio"). When is he getting inducted into the TV
Hall of Fame?
David
> In article <7me5dvF3dmt5...@mid.individual.net>,
>
> Default User <defaultuse...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >PV wrote:
>
> >> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> >> and even the kooks are boring.
>
> >I blame David.
>
> But at least you did so in a very polite manner.
Or so he has everyone fooled.
Obveeus
On this show, he can be a guest star at best; perhaps playing a Milk
Dud
Mac Breck
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> and even the kooks are boring.
>
> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the kooks,
I've been tempted to leave, as well.
--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
"Babylon 5: Crusade" (1999) - "War Zone"
Galen (to Gideon): "I've been penalized before for helping other
people. I've been trying to decide whether or not I should risk it
again."
Steve Newport
Jon Lovitz ("SNL," "The Critic" and "Newsradio"). When is he getting
inducted into the Hall of Fame?
--------------------------------------
He was also in Neil Simon's THE DINNER PARTY on Broadway, and in the
film version of THE PRODUCERS.
Daniel Damouth
news:46-dnYWLmK26SJzW...@supernews.com:
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the
> kooks, and even the kooks are boring.
>
> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
> router. *
Thank god I'll never have to see that asterisk again. Most annoying
trollish thing on Usenet.
-DD
trotsky
Not TV related.
Obveeus
"trotsky" <gms...@email.com> wrote in message
news:AsxMm.133866$5n1.122459@attbi_s21...
Sure it is:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/89108/better-off-ted-jabberwocky
This was a funny episode...and all to accurate as to how corporate America
works.
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> PV wrote:
> > I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> > and even the kooks are boring.
> >
> > Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
>
> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the kooks,
> I've been tempted to leave, as well.
Hey, no, we'd miss you.
--
Stargate Universe SGU: It puts the "U" in "SUCKS"!
It's the show 'Defiling Gravity' would be if DG had more regulars,
fewer abortions, worse writers, and no budget for lighting.
Remember, you can't spell "disgust" without SGU!
Mac Breck
> In article <xuudnWx8gI8y35_W...@supernews.com>,
> "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> PV wrote:
>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>>> and even the kooks are boring.
>>>
>>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
>>> router. *
>>
>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>
> Hey, no, we'd miss you.
LOL
DJensen
I always point with all 4 fingers and thumb.
--
DJensen
DJensen
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
>
I'm hijacking and repurposing this as a general rec.arts.tv/sf.tv
complaint thread.
Could we tone down all the crossposting and off topic threads?
Could we move all the utterly dreadful flirting (you know who you are)
to private email? I think I've flagged half the threads here with Ignore
because the only new posts are between the same two or three people
batting their eyelashes at each other.
Can we all please killfile Tim Bruening/TB, or at least agree not to
reply to his dumber posts?
--
DJensen
Default User
> PV wrote:
> > I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> > and even the kooks are boring.
> >
> > Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
> > router. *
>
> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile. That takes care of
most of the problem. There's very little reason to use something like
OE when there are many free alternatives that do a better job in just
about every way.
Brian
--
Day 288 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project
Mac Breck
> In article <xuudnWx8gI8y35_W...@supernews.com>,
> "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> PV wrote:
>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>>> and even the kooks are boring.
>>>
>>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
>>> router. *
>>
>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>
> Hey, no, we'd miss you.
Sometimes it feels like the room is filled with crazed chimps who are
intent on throwing their shit everywhere, until every square inch of the
room is completely coated with dung. With all of the OT posts, by the
right and left wing nuts, .... the political, racist, vile posts
(pro-white/anti-white, pro-black/anti-black, pro-Hispanic/anti-Hispanic,
pro-straight/anti-straight, pro-gay/anti-gay, etc.), it's like the nuts
have been let loose and they're in charge of the insane asylum. The
killfile is getting huge, and they keep changing their IDs.
Then, you have idiots/trolls (some of whom you've blocked but who manage
to /slither/ past the blocks now and then.) who pseudo-quote you,
*changing* *your* *words* , making it look like you said something that
you *didn't* .
Then, you have *legit* *people* (e.g. Peachy) who reply to the
aforementioned idiots and trolls, quoting their shit...... Sometimes it
feels like it's too much trouble, wading through the sea of shit, just
to get to the few on-topic, good posts that *are* here.
Then again, you hate to let the assholes win. Hey, I'm conflicted.
<shrug>
Mac Breck
> Mac Breck wrote:
>
>> PV wrote:
>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>>> and even the kooks are boring.
>>>
>>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
>>> router. *
>>
>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>
> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
their IDs.
Patty Winter
In article <k7KdndYOv5OKRp_W...@supernews.com>,
Mac Breck <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Default User wrote:
>> Mac Breck wrote:
>>
>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>
>...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
>their IDs.
Yes and no. In many cases, they use the same IP address (or at least
addresses from the same subblock) time after time, so if you filter
for that, you can get rid of some of their cowardly nym-changing.
Unfortunately, some news servers don't insert an originating IP
address, so in that case, yeah, you have to play whack-a-mole
every time a new nym pops up.
Patty
Mac Breck
Suddenly I feel like I'm Bill Murray in "Caddyshack." LOL
David
<macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Patty Winter wrote:
>> In article <k7KdndYOv5OKRp_W...@supernews.com>,
>> Mac Breck <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Default User wrote:
>>>> Mac Breck wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>>>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>>>
>>> ...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
>>> their IDs.
>>
>> Yes and no. In many cases, they use the same IP address (or at least
>> addresses from the same subblock) time after time, so if you filter
>> for that, you can get rid of some of their cowardly nym-changing.
>>
>> Unfortunately, some news servers don't insert an originating IP
>> address, so in that case, yeah, you have to play whack-a-mole
>> every time a new nym pops up.
>
>Suddenly I feel like I'm Bill Murray in "Caddyshack." LOL
So you got that going for you.
Ian J. Ball
DJensen <i_m...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> David wrote:
> > On Nov 16, 6:26 pm, "Default User" <defaultuse...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> PV wrote:
> >>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> >>> and even the kooks are boring.
>
> >> I blame David.
Always a good choice! :)
> > Remember, when you point your finger at someone, there are three
> > fingers pointing back at you.
>
> I always point with all 4 fingers and thumb.
That's a handshake! ;p
--
"There's no business, like Cho business."
- Patrick Jane, "The Mentalist", 02/11/09
Ian J. Ball
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Patty Winter wrote:
> > In article <k7KdndYOv5OKRp_W...@supernews.com>,
> > Mac Breck <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Default User wrote:
> >>> Mac Breck wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
> >>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
> >>
> >> ...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
> >> their IDs.
> >
> > Yes and no. In many cases, they use the same IP address (or at least
> > addresses from the same subblock) time after time, so if you filter
> > for that, you can get rid of some of their cowardly nym-changing.
> >
> > Unfortunately, some news servers don't insert an originating IP
> > address, so in that case, yeah, you have to play whack-a-mole
> > every time a new nym pops up.
>
> Suddenly I feel like I'm Bill Murray in "Caddyshack." LOL
If you killfile via crossposting from certain newsgroups (e.g. any of
the political newsgroups, alt.tv.game-shows, etc.), that will definitely
take out most of the trolls like Clay, nym-changing or no. It may not
take out numbskulls like Trotsky (the ones who actually hang-out
in/originate from rec.arts.tv). But it definitely takes out people like
Clay and his ilk.
That's 90-95% of your worthless posts, right there. ;)
David
<ijball-...@mac.invalid> wrote:
>In article <9fd36$4b02d126$cef8a121$13...@TEKSAVVY.COM-Free>,
> DJensen <i_m...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>> David wrote:
>> > On Nov 16, 6:26 pm, "Default User" <defaultuse...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> PV wrote:
>> >>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>> >>> and even the kooks are boring.
>>
>> >> I blame David.
>
>Always a good choice! :)
That's because I'm the only one putting myself out there, taking
chances, enjoying life. While you cower in fear, I live!!
George Avalos
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
>
> * PV Something like badgers, something like lizards, and something
> like corkscrews.
I'm sorry you're leaving.
PV is among the many posting here who are seriously dedicated to improving
television and visual entertainment through their comments.
as for the rest of it, I guess that's one reason I'm still doing 5 star
polls TFN.
If we can do anything to make Usenet a place for more productive and
entertaining discussions, that's a good thing.
Perhaps Paul will reconsider
And as for some people who complain about the sig ... it's been repeated so
much -- literally over the years -- that you let that bother you more than
the content of the comments?
Weak minds indeed.
Mac Breck
<rolleyes> Not in every way, just in the sense of whacking moles.
Steve Newport
Trotsky
--------------------------------------
You think you're brighter than he is?
Um, no.
Steve Newport
been repeated so much -- literally over the years
Ubi's a big offender there.
Pete B
macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> PV wrote:
> > I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> > and even the kooks are boring.
> >
> > Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
>
> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the kooks,
> I've been tempted to leave, as well.
Ack, et tu Mac!
Mac Breck
??? When have I posted political, racist, vile posts
(pro-white/anti-white, pro-black/anti-black, pro-Hispanic/anti-Hispanic,
pro-straight/anti-straight, pro-gay/anti-gay, etc.)? Sure, I've cursed
out a few trolls who richly deserved it, but that's about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_tu,_Brute%3F
Obveeus
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vN6dnZU0D68tfp_W...@supernews.com...
> David wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:28:30 -0500, "Mac Breck"
>> <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Patty Winter wrote:
>>>> In article <k7KdndYOv5OKRp_W...@supernews.com>,
>>>> Mac Breck <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Default User wrote:
>>>>>> Mac Breck wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>>>>>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
>>>>> their IDs.
>>>>
>>>> Yes and no. In many cases, they use the same IP address (or at least
>>>> addresses from the same subblock) time after time, so if you filter
>>>> for that, you can get rid of some of their cowardly nym-changing.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, some news servers don't insert an originating IP
>>>> address, so in that case, yeah, you have to play whack-a-mole
>>>> every time a new nym pops up.
>>>
>>> Suddenly I feel like I'm Bill Murray in "Caddyshack." LOL
>>
>> So you got that going for you.
>
> <rolleyes> Not in every way, just in the sense of whacking moles.
Caddyshack was a very long time ago, but it seems to me that the mole was
never defeated.
Patty Winter
In article <2J6dnRXYsrVMf5_W...@supernews.com>,
George Avalos <george...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>And as for some people who complain about the sig ... it's been repeated so
>much -- literally over the years -- that you let that bother you more than
>the content of the comments?
I think it isn't the sig itself but the asterisk that's appended
to the end of the actual posting, which makes no sense whatsoever
because the "footnote" bears no relation to the posting.
Patty
David Barnett
news:46-dnYWLmK26SJzW...@supernews.com...
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
I don't agree - there are some very good posters here.
Even in the Australian aus.tv newsgroup there are a few good posters,
unfortunately greatly outnumbered by the trolls.
Sorry to see you leave.
--
David Barnett
Obveeus
"Dimensional Traveler" <dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>>> Suddenly I feel like I'm Bill Murray in "Caddyshack." LOL
>>>> So you got that going for you.
>>> <rolleyes> Not in every way, just in the sense of whacking moles.
>>
>> Caddyshack was a very long time ago, but it seems to me that the mole was
>> never defeated.
>>
I believe you are correct.
Podkayne Fries
>
> Thank god I'll never have to see that asterisk again. Most annoying
> trollish thing on Usenet.
Okay, I've *got* to start posting more frequently. I remember when *I*
was the most annoying trollish thing on Usenet. <sigh> Those were the
days, my friend...
--
Regards, Podkayne Fries
Those of you who think you know everything are very annoying to
those of us who do.
Podkayne Fries
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
>
> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
'Tards come and go. The alter cockers need to band together to
eliminate them. I'll get to work on it right after my nap.
Seriously - take a break and come back in a few weeks. After surviving
decades of crap from Tropea and Heagy, you're going to pack it in
because of a band of garden-variety asshats? What Would Gharlane Do?
--
"You know what I do when I feel really down?
I get up, I get dressed. I go out and I do something
really vile to someone." - Diana Trent, WAITING FOR GOD
Podkayne Fries
> "PV" <pv+u...@pobox.com> wrote in message
> news:46-dnYWLmK26SJzW...@supernews.com...
>
>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
>> even the kooks are boring.
>
> I think we've all just been insulted. :-)
You're not considered to be as much a part of the 'kook' element as you
are a part of the 'rides the little bus to Usenet' element.
--
Regards, Podkayne Fries
"You can either see it as a removal of the weakminded from our group
or as the majestic Podkayne eagle swooping down on the lame minded
drooling rodent that infests the fields of the Usenet leaving various
sticky substances everywhere he wanders. Either way it is just another
of Nature's wonders. While it may seem cruel to the uninitiated, it is
necessary to prevent the pests from destroying it for the rest of us."
<896238577.8069.0.nnrp-07.c1ed3...@news.demon.co.uk> - Mark Alan Evans
Podkayne Fries
> PV wrote:
>
>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>> and even the kooks are boring.
>
> I blame David.
I blame Hole.
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
MTNewswatcher lets me color code posts by various attributes. For
instance, anything by you (and a couple dozen other people) pops up red
(or other colors) and I know I want to read it. My own posts pop up
blue and I can tell at a glance if it's a thread I'm active in and if
there's a reply after the last time I posted. Most of the nasty troll
stuff is KF'd and doesn't show up at all, and all the rest shows up
default black and I look through it at my leisure.
>
> Then again, you hate to let the assholes win. Hey, I'm conflicted.
> <shrug>
--
Stargate Universe SGU: It puts the "U" in "SUCKS"!
It's the show 'Defiling Gravity' would be if DG had more regulars,
fewer abortions, worse writers, and no budget for lighting.
Remember, you can't spell "disgust" without SGU!
Anim8rFSK
"Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Pete B wrote:
> > In article <xuudnWx8gI8y35_W...@supernews.com>,
> > macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> >> PV wrote:
> >>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> >>> and even the kooks are boring.
> >>>
> >>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
> >>> router. *
> >>
> >> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
> >> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
> >
> > Ack, et tu Mac!
>
> ??? When have I posted political, racist, vile posts
> (pro-white/anti-white, pro-black/anti-black, pro-Hispanic/anti-Hispanic,
> pro-straight/anti-straight, pro-gay/anti-gay, etc.)? Sure, I've cursed
> out a few trolls who richly deserved it, but that's about it.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_tu,_Brute%3F
NO NO NO
et tu Mac clearly replied to you suggesting you might leave as well!
"Not you too, Mac!"
Anim8rFSK
Dimensional Traveler <dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
> I thought it was a gopher?
Sandy: I want you to kill every gophers on the golf course!
Carl Spackler: Correct me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the
golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key...
Sandy: Not golfers, you great fool! Gophers! The *little* *brown*,
*furry* *rodents* -!
Carl Spackler: We can do that; we don't even have to have a reason. All
right, let's do the same thing, but with gophers -!
Default User
> Default User wrote:
> > Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
> > persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>
> ...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
> their IDs.
Not really. Most of the worst are pretty consistent about their IDs. A
few I had to create a filter for rather than just the killfile (which
uses both the nym and the email address).
You can make objections, but I'm telling you that with a few filters
for cross-postings and some killfile, I have nearly eliminated the
problem. Rather than argue, I'd suggest trying it.
Brian
--
Day 288 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project
Dragon Lady
"DJensen" <i_m...@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:9fd36$4b02d126$cef8a121$13...@TEKSAVVY.COM-Free...
>>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>>>> and even the kooks are boring.
>>
>> Remember, when you point your finger at someone, there are three
>> fingers pointing back at you.
>
> I always point with all 4 fingers and thumb.
That's not pointing, it's waving.
Dragon Lady
"Default User" <defaul...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:7mg2j0F...@mid.individual.net...
> Mac Breck wrote:
>
>> PV wrote:
>> > I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>> > and even the kooks are boring.
>> >
>> > router. *
>>
>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>
> most of the problem. There's very little reason to use something like
> OE when there are many free alternatives that do a better job in just
> about every way.
I hate to burst your bubble, but OE has a kill file that does both those
things. It's problems are legion, but this isn't one of them.
Dragon Lady
> Default User wrote:
>> Mac Breck wrote:
>>
>>> PV wrote:
>>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
>>>> and even the kooks are boring.
>>>>
>>>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
>>>> router. *
>>>
>>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>>
>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>
> their IDs.
IDs? They keep changing their e-mail addresses, even their ISPs. It's a
mark of the troll, and is one of the ways they get past kill-files. The
only thing that actually works on a determined troll is for the entire group
to utterly ignore him/her, and I've only ever seen one group do that.
Dragon Lady
Those aren't really trolls. They're just assholes.
ralph
> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
> even the kooks are boring.
>
> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the router. *
���`����,��,�`����,��,�`����,��,�`����,��,�`����,��, waves.
Ralph
Ian J. Ball
Podkayne Fries <podkay...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 16 Nov 2009 23:26:55 GMT, Default User wrote:
>
> > PV wrote:
> >
> >> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> >> and even the kooks are boring.
> >
> > I blame David.
>
> I blame Hole.
That's what Hole wants... :/
--
"There's no business, like Cho business."
- Patrick Jane, "The Mentalist", 02/11/09
trotsky
> In article <XYadnYNBnfPUQJ_W...@supernews.com>,
> "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Patty Winter wrote:
>>> In article <k7KdndYOv5OKRp_W...@supernews.com>,
>>> Mac Breck <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Mac Breck wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>>>>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>>>> ...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
>>>> their IDs.
>>> addresses from the same subblock) time after time, so if you filter
>>> for that, you can get rid of some of their cowardly nym-changing.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, some news servers don't insert an originating IP
>>> address, so in that case, yeah, you have to play whack-a-mole
>>> every time a new nym pops up.
>> Suddenly I feel like I'm Bill Murray in "Caddyshack." LOL
>
> the political newsgroups, alt.tv.game-shows, etc.), that will definitely
> take out most of the trolls like Clay, nym-changing or no. It may not
> take out numbskulls like Trotsky
Gay!
trotsky
> From: ijball-...@mac.invalid (Ian J. Ball) numbskulls like
> Trotsky
> --------------------------------------
> You think you're brighter than he is?
> Um, no.
Some of Ian's posts make me think the only woman he's seen naked is his
mother--and possibly Patty Winter.
Mac Breck
Nicky-picky.
--
Mac Breck (KoshN)
-------------------------------
"Babylon 5: Crusade" (1999) - "War Zone"
Galen (to Gideon): "I've been penalized before for helping other
people. I've been trying to decide whether or not I should risk it
again."
Mac Breck
> "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:k7KdndYOv5OKRp_W...@supernews.com...
>> Default User wrote:
>>> Mac Breck wrote:
>>>
>>>> PV wrote:
>>>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the
>>>>> kooks, and even the kooks are boring.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
>>>>> router. *
>>>>
>>>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>>>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>>>
>>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile.
>>
>> ...but you have to keep after them because the trolls keep changing
>> their IDs.
>
> IDs? They keep changing their e-mail addresses, even their ISPs.
I was speaking in general terms, collectively referring to everything
that identifies them as a specific person on usenet.
> It's a mark of the troll, and is one of the ways they get past
> kill-files.
The funny thing is that in OE, one person that I have blocked by both
email address and nym, had posts show up even though the blocks
_precisely_ match the email address and nym used in those posts.
However, if I apply the rule as-is, the posts will be deleted. Yes, the
rule is active.
Pete B
says...
> There's very little reason to use something like
> OE when there are many free alternatives that do a better job in just
> about every way.
Such as?
Dragon Lady
Now that is bizzare. I've never had that happen.
Podkayne Fries
> Podkayne Fries wrote:
>>
>> Okay, I've got to start posting more frequently. I remember when I
>> was the most annoying trollish thing on Usenet. <sigh> Those were
>> the days, my friend...
>
> You are one of the reasons aft-s died. Admit your guilt.
>
Alas, 'tis true. Mea saurus, mea saurus, mea maxima saurus.
Pete B
macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> Then again, you hate to let the assholes win. Hey, I'm conflicted.
> <shrug>
>
>
That is why I'm supporting global warming - time to get rid of us!
Pete B
george...@yahoo.com says...
> Weak minds indeed.
>
>
>
Hey, a troll!
Pete B
@wintertime.com says...
>
> In article <2J6dnRXYsrVMf5_W...@supernews.com>,
> George Avalos <george...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >And as for some people who complain about the sig ... it's been repeated so
> >much -- literally over the years -- that you let that bother you more than
> >the content of the comments?
>
> I think it isn't the sig itself but the asterisk that's appended
> to the end of the actual posting, which makes no sense whatsoever
> because the "footnote" bears no relation to the posting.
What's stupid is stupid - no matter the years
Pete B
macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> >>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> >>> and even the kooks are boring.
> >>>
> >>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
> >>> router. *
> >>
> >> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
> >> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
> >
>
> ???
As in leaving as well.
Pete B
ANIM...@cox.net says...
> In article <w7GdnXKGG9wLcZ_W...@supernews.com>,
> "Mac Breck" <macthe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Pete B wrote:
> > > In article <xuudnWx8gI8y35_W...@supernews.com>,
> > > macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> > >> PV wrote:
> > >>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks,
> > >>> and even the kooks are boring.
> > >>>
> > >>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
> > >>> router. *
> > >>
> > >> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
> > >> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
> > >
> > > Ack, et tu Mac!
> >
> > (pro-white/anti-white, pro-black/anti-black, pro-Hispanic/anti-Hispanic,
> > pro-straight/anti-straight, pro-gay/anti-gay, etc.)? Sure, I've cursed
> > out a few trolls who richly deserved it, but that's about it.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_tu,_Brute%3F
>
> NO NO NO
>
> et tu Mac clearly replied to you suggesting you might leave as well!
>
> "Not you too, Mac!"
Exactly.
Mac Breck
Send in the Billy Goats Gruff, enforcers of the Summer Sidhe. <kidding,
oops, my bad.>
Mac Breck
> In article <w7GdnXKGG9wLcZ_W...@supernews.com>,
> macthe...@yahoo.com says...
>> Pete B wrote:
>>> In article <xuudnWx8gI8y35_W...@supernews.com>,
>>> macthe...@yahoo.com says...
>>>> PV wrote:
>>>>> I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the
>>>>> kooks, and even the kooks are boring.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care everyone, and the last one out please turn off the
>>>>> router. *
>>>>
>>>> Given all the OT crossposting of some really vile messages by the
>>>> kooks, I've been tempted to leave, as well.
>>>
>>> Ack, et tu Mac!
>>
>> ???
>
> As in leaving as well.
;-)
Default User
> Those aren't really trolls. They're just assholes.
I'm not sure it's worth making a distinction. If someone consistently
posts things that are not of interest, I don't want to read their
"contributions".
Brian
--
Day 289 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project
Pete B
podkay...@gmail.com says...
> What Would Gharlane Do?
>
>
Die?
Default User
>
> "Default User" <defaul...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7mg2j0F...@mid.individual.net...
> > Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
> > persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile. That takes
> > care of most of the problem.
> I hate to burst your bubble, but OE has a kill file that does both
> those things. It's problems are legion, but this isn't one of them.
Does it? I only looked at it relatively briefly some time back. My
recollection was that it was more like Thunderbird, with fairly
simplistic filtering ability. If OE can do that, then there's even less
excuse for Mac.
Default User
Well, I have been satisfied with XanaNews. Many are big fans of the
XNews, which has some of the most powerful filtering around.
Mac Breck
Hey! :-|| That's low. Tsk, tsk.
Mac Breck
The OE filtering ability _doesn't_ _always_ _WORK_ , as I've recently
told Dragon Lady. It'll sometimes let posts through that should have
been blocked, *and* whose originator is on the "Blocked Senders List"
(using the current and all previous email addys) and then if I manually
apply the rule as-is, the posts will be deleted. These are posts whose
originator was precisely blocked both by email addy *and* nym, *and* for
that specific newsgroup, the rule was Active (turned on), and STILL they
got through. Get it?
Pete B
says...
> IDs? They keep changing their e-mail addresses, even their ISPs. It's a
> to utterly ignore him/her, and I've only ever seen one group do that.
>
>
Or nuke their house from orbit (but you may have to know a president for
that ;)
Pete B
macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> Pete B wrote:
> > In article <2J6dnRXYsrVMf5_W...@supernews.com>,
> > george...@yahoo.com says...
> >> Weak minds indeed.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Hey, a troll!
>
> Send in the Billy Goats Gruff, enforcers of the Summer Sidhe. <kidding,
> oops, my bad.>
Hm, lost me there *g*
Default User
> Default User wrote:
> > Dragon Lady wrote:
> >
> > >
> >> "Default User" <defaul...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:7mg2j0F...@mid.individual.net...
> >
> >>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
> >>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile. That takes
> >>> care of most of the problem.
> >
> >> I hate to burst your bubble, but OE has a kill file that does both
> >> those things. It's problems are legion, but this isn't one of
> them.
> >
> > Does it? I only looked at it relatively briefly some time back. My
> > recollection was that it was more like Thunderbird, with fairly
> > simplistic filtering ability. If OE can do that, then there's even
> > less excuse for Mac.
>
> The OE filtering ability doesn't always WORK , as I've recently
> told Dragon Lady.
I was referring to the ability to filter cross-posted newsgroups. I was
unaware of OE having that capability. At any rate, sounds like you're
not satisfied with OE, so a change would seem to be advantageous.
Adam H. Kerman
>"PV" <pv+u...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>I'm officially done with usenet. There's nothing left but the kooks, and
>>even the kooks are boring.
>I think we've all just been insulted. :-)
I think you're right.
Mac Breck
> In article <YMmdnbyDC6F3rJnW...@supernews.com>,
> macthe...@yahoo.com says...
>> Pete B wrote:
>>> In article <2J6dnRXYsrVMf5_W...@supernews.com>,
>>> george...@yahoo.com says...
>>>> Weak minds indeed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hey, a troll!
>>
>> Send in the Billy Goats Gruff, enforcers of the Summer Sidhe.
>> <kidding, oops, my bad.>
>
> Hm, lost me there *g*
"The Dresden Files" - "Small Favor" - paperback (ISBN 978-0-451-46200-8)
Chapter 1 thru 4 (pages 5 thru 24, but especially pages 22 & 23.). ;-)
Summer Sidhe - The Summer Court of Fae.
Mac Breck
> Mac Breck wrote:
>
>> Default User wrote:
>>> Dragon Lady wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Default User" <defaul...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7mg2j0F...@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>>>> Get a newsreader that can filter cross-posted newsgroups. Add the
>>>>> persistent trolls and troll-feeders to the killfile. That takes
>>>>> care of most of the problem.
>>>
>>>> I hate to burst your bubble, but OE has a kill file that does both
>>>> those things. It's problems are legion, but this isn't one of
>>>> them.
>>>
>>> Does it? I only looked at it relatively briefly some time back. My
>>> recollection was that it was more like Thunderbird, with fairly
>>> simplistic filtering ability. If OE can do that, then there's even
>>> less excuse for Mac.
>>
>> The OE filtering ability doesn't always WORK , as I've recently
>> told Dragon Lady.
>
> I was referring to the ability to filter cross-posted newsgroups. I
> was unaware of OE having that capability.
I don't think it does, at least not in OE6.
> At any rate, sounds like
> you're not satisfied with OE, so a change would seem to be
> advantageous.
Yeah, I like functions that actually work all the time, not just when
they feel like it.
Pete B
macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> Pete B wrote:
> > In article <1ru0h5l2ejbcr.1...@40tude.net>,
> > podkay...@gmail.com says...
> >> What Would Gharlane Do?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Die?
>
> Hey! :-|| That's low. Tsk, tsk.
I was channeling Worf!
Default User
> Default User wrote:
> > I was referring to the ability to filter cross-posted newsgroups. I
> > was unaware of OE having that capability.
>
> I don't think it does, at least not in OE6.
Well, that was my impression, but I haven't looked at it in a long time.
> > At any rate, sounds like
> > you're not satisfied with OE, so a change would seem to be
> > advantageous.
>
> Yeah, I like functions that actually work all the time, not just when
> they feel like it.
If you need any help, please ask.
Pete B
> Pete B wrote:
> > In article <YMmdnbyDC6F3rJnW...@supernews.com>,
> > macthe...@yahoo.com says...
> >> Pete B wrote:
> >>> In article <2J6dnRXYsrVMf5_W...@supernews.com>,
> >>> george...@yahoo.com says...
> >>>> Weak minds indeed.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Hey, a troll!
> >>
> >> Send in the Billy Goats Gruff, enforcers of the Summer Sidhe.
> >> <kidding, oops, my bad.>
> >
> > Hm, lost me there *g*
>
> "The Dresden Files" - "Small Favor" - paperback (ISBN 978-0-451-46200-8)
> Chapter 1 thru 4 (pages 5 thru 24, but especially pages 22 & 23.). ;-)
>
> Summer Sidhe - The Summer Court of Fae.
Is this that strange invention you earthlings call.... books?