Re: Can we kill the spammers?

"Absence" wrote ...
Can posting to the group be limited to members only. I have a message
board that I've done that with, but I've never run a usenet group.

No. This is a Usenet newsgroup. Nobody "runs" it,
certainly not Google.

Usenet is a peer-to-peer network of thousands of NNTP
servers around the globe. Google is just one of these thousands
of peer servers. Most of us do NOT read this newsgroup
on Google.

Starting a moderated Usenet newsgroup is a very substantial
project, expecially considering the amount of traffic in this
newsgroup. Nobody in their right mind would want to take
on a task like that for free.

The last moderated newsgroup I've seen started in recent times
is news:rec.radio.amateur.moderated They have sophisticated
robot moderation systems and teams of human moderators.
I was recently invited to serve on the "Appeals Board" for users
who have a beef with the moderation. Who on earth needs that
kind of intrigue? Don't people have real lives?

Ignore the trash and get on with your life.

PS: If you want to actually filter out the trash get a real news-
reader. What you see on that Google website is a very lousy
peephole into what real Usenet newsgroups are. Note that
more of us are starting to filter out messages from Google
precisely because of the spam. Take a hint.


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