Let's change the name of this group

RF wrote:

> On Feb 15, 10:48 am, lenona....RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote:
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>>In the meantime, as I've said before, I appreciate your wit when you
>>actually bother to start an on-topic thread, so why don't you?
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> That's pretty good coming from the queen of the off-topic post, the
> sultana of spam!

("Sultana"?--Thought that was something you found in mixed-nuts.)

Derek Janssen (oh, OHH, I see!...Never mind.)
ejanss1.RemoveThis@verizon.net
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On Feb 13, 4:27 am, RF <fwdi... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 12:13 pm, "Kris Baker" <kris.ba... DeleteThis @prodigy.net> wrote:
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> > "RF" <fwdi... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >news:e397d4e0-ea5c-4b7c-9485-f89f682b8f0a@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > On Feb 11, 10:42 pm, Cori <cmashieldscapt... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> It's better than a lot of others come up with. Why do people complain
> > >> about Lenona and not that M15 freak?
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> > > She should get her own blog and spare us all the blather but she
> > >refuses, thinking she's doing the group "a favor".
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> > Gentle readers (pun intended) -- have any of you considered using
> > a killfile?
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> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup_spam
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> > As for the M15 spam, even after he morphed his subject lines and
> > posting ID, I never saw it. There are clever ways of using a
> > killfile that don't interfere with the regular, wanted postings to
> > a group.
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> Killfiles aren't an option for those of us who use Google Groups.
> In any event, the ability to killfile a spammer like Lenona in no way
> excuses her outrageous behavior.

Kill files are available for google groups.
Just google "google groups killfile" - you'll need Firefox with the
Greasemonkey add-in, but it's simple and effective.
There are a few add ins for Internet Explorer as well, but I haven't
used them so can't comment on their effectiveness.

FYIW, leona's post are on-topic enough that they don't bother me.
Also, the traffic on the group is so low it's kinda nice just to see
someone posting.
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On Feb 18, 12:05 am, Vampyre <notgotmuchspami....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Also, the traffic on the group is so low it's kinda nice just to see
> someone posting.- Hide quoted text -

I'd rather see low traffic than spam traffic.
Lenona refuses to combine her posts into one per day (one a week would
be even better) and she many of her posts are completely off-topic.
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:05:31 -0800 (PST), Vampyre
<notgotmuchspaminit DeleteThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>FYIW, leona's post are on-topic enough that they don't bother me.
>Also, the traffic on the group is so low it's kinda nice just to see
>someone posting.

I second that.


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On Feb 19, 2:24 am, RF <fwdi... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 18, 12:05 am, Vampyre <notgotmuchspami... DeleteThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote:
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> > Also, the traffic on the group is so low it's kinda nice just to see
> > someone posting.- Hide quoted text -
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> I'd rather see low traffic than spam traffic.
> Lenona refuses to combine her posts into one per day (one a week would
> be even better) and she many of her posts are completely off-topic.

There's no rules as to how one should post on any public newsgroup,
and I'd suggest most people would find leona's posts generally on-
topic.
The current page 1 from google groups shows posts on topic only -
a few author's birthdays (one has a reply, suggesting that others do
read these)
a couple of obits
a couple of YASIDs
some general (book related) topics - Golden Books, awards etc.

Grab a copy of the killfile. That way you can hide the topics / users
you don't like, and not have to worry about what others are posting
I lurk on plenty of groups with some extraordinarily prolific
spammers, but since I installed the killfile this is no longer a
problem. That's just how groups tend to work.
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:42:21 GMT, Cori <cmashieldscapting RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
wrote the following in rec.arts.books.childrens:

> It's better than a lot of others come up with. Why do people complain
> about Lenona and not that M15 freak?
>
They use newsreaders that automatically filter crossposts and/or realize
that he's annoying for a medical reason?


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"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that certain je-ne-sais-quoi."
Peter Schickele
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