Maybe I'm missing something...

[aburdette@gmail.com]

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
of action?

Frustrated,

alan.

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

On Jul 26, 5:17 pm, aburde...@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> of action?
>
> Frustrated,
>
> alan.

'Allowed'=.free country..lots of wackos post here and elsewhere..just
ignore his posts, like you would ignore some guy on a folding chair in
the park yelling this or that...

[John Forrest Tomlinson]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:17:27 -0000, aburdette@gmail.com wrote:

> I come here to read the latest technical
>dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
>the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
>of action?

No.

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[Clive George]

<aburdette@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1185491847.697996.166650@57g2000hsv.googlegro ups.com...
> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> of action?

Yes, it's you.

Read usenet via pretty any much newsreader (heck, even Outlook Express can
do it), and you can filter out posts - "kill file" is the relevant term.
It's very nice not seeing Ed's posts.

cheers,
clive

[landotter]

On Jul 26, 6:17 pm, aburde...@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> of action?

Using Google Groups? Then get the Google killfile script:

http://www.penney.org/category/google-groups


You'll need to have Greasemonkey installed:

http://www.greasespot.net/

It's plonktastic!

[Steve Gravrock]

On 2007-07-26, aburdette@gmail.com <aburdette@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> of action?

There is no moderator. Most newsgroups are unmoderated for a variety of
reasons both philosophical and practical. Because Usenet is
decentralized, moderate newsgroups are difficult to get working. They
also usually die if the moderators stop doing their jobs, which happens
more often than you'd think. That's essentially what killed
rec.bicycles.tech.

As others have said, if you can't ignore Ed the right solution is to
set up a killfile to ignore him for you.

[Tim McNamara]

In article <1185491847.697996.166650@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.c om>,
aburdette@gmail.com wrote:

> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo.

So get a newsreader and use a killfile. Voila, Ed (or anyone else you
choose) is gone from your screen.

> Is there a moderator that can take some kind of action?

No. Welcome to freedom of speech.

> Frustrated,
>
> alan.

Wow, your first name used to be Avery IIRC.

[Kurd]

Off all of the people for a stray pickup swerve into.... it's never the gay
ass trike riders.

[catzz66]

aburdette@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this ** ***** guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird ** *****
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> of action?
>
> Frustrated,
>
> alan.
>

With a decent newsreader and a little work, you hardly ever see him or
the other trolls. He's not the only one, but a good tipoff is that he
doesn't seem to ride a bike and usually does a lot of cross posting to
maximize the response.

[Tosspot]

aburdette@gmail.com wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> of action?

In words of one syllable, kill-file.

This has been a public service announcement.

[David L. Johnson]

Steve Gravrock wrote:

> more often than you'd think. That's essentially what killed
> rec.bicycles.tech.

Huh. Seems to me that this group is no more moribund than any other on
usenet. I mean, it's all dead in the water, but this is better than most.

--

David L. Johnson

A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems.
-- Paul Erdos

[Tim McNamara]

In article <slrnfaijjv.hvk.usenet@panix1.panix.com>,
Steve Gravrock <usenet@sdg.users.panix.com> wrote:

> Most newsgroups are unmoderated for a variety of reasons both
> philosophical and practical. Because Usenet is decentralized,
> moderate newsgroups are difficult to get working. They also usually
> die if the moderators stop doing their jobs, which happens more often
> than you'd think. That's essentially what killed rec.bicycles.tech.

????

[Joe Bernard]

On Jul 26, 6:46 pm, Steve Gravrock <use...@sdg.users.panix.com> wrote:
> On 2007-07-26, aburde...@gmail.com <aburde...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Maybe I'm missing something, but why is this Ed Dolan guy allowed to
> > post so much weird stuff? I come here to read the latest technical
> > dialogue, not to spend time filtering through lots of weird Ed Dolan
> > the Great Mumbo Jumbo. Is there a moderator that can take some kind
> > of action?
>
> There is no moderator. Most newsgroups are unmoderated for a variety of
> reasons both philosophical and practical. Because Usenet is
> decentralized, moderate newsgroups are difficult to get working. They
> also usually die if the moderators stop doing their jobs, which happens
> more often than you'd think. That's essentially what killed
> rec.bicycles.tech.
>
> As others have said, if you can't ignore Ed the right solution is to
> set up a killfile to ignore him for you.

Sure, he's annoying, but how hard is it to not click on his posts?
Just ignore him and he'll go away. Wait, we all ignore him and he
never goes away! Oh well.

[Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman]

Tim McNamara wrote:
> Steve Gravrock wrote:
>
> > Most newsgroups are unmoderated for a variety of reasons both
> > philosophical and practical. Because Usenet is decentralized,
> > moderate newsgroups are difficult to get working. They also usually
> > die if the moderators stop doing their jobs, which happens more often
> > than you'd think. That's essentially what killed rec.bicycles.tech.
>
> ????

Substitute "rec.bicycles.off-road" for "rec.bicycles.tech" and it
makes sense.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

[Steve Gravrock]

On 2007-07-27, Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Tim McNamara wrote:
>> Steve Gravrock wrote:
>>
>> > Most newsgroups are unmoderated for a variety of reasons both
>> > philosophical and practical. Because Usenet is decentralized,
>> > moderate newsgroups are difficult to get working. They also usually
>> > die if the moderators stop doing their jobs, which happens more often
>> > than you'd think. That's essentially what killed rec.bicycles.tech.
>>
>> ????
>
> Substitute "rec.bicycles.off-road" for "rec.bicycles.tech" and it
> makes sense.

Err... right. That's what I meant.

[Tim McNamara]

In article <1185511092.021284.253640@d30g2000prg.googlegroups. com>,
Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Tim McNamara wrote:
> > Steve Gravrock wrote:
> >
> > > Most newsgroups are unmoderated for a variety of reasons both
> > > philosophical and practical. Because Usenet is decentralized,
> > > moderate newsgroups are difficult to get working. They also
> > > usually die if the moderators stop doing their jobs, which
> > > happens more often than you'd think. That's essentially what
> > > killed rec.bicycles.tech.
> >
> > ????
>
> Substitute "rec.bicycles.off-road" for "rec.bicycles.tech" and it
> makes sense.

Slip of the keys, then. Although I'd attribute the death of r.b.o-r to
the V man's bile and vituperation.

[still me]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:45:44 +0000 (UTC), Steve Gravrock
<usenet@sdg.users.panix.com> wrote:

>> Substitute "rec.bicycles.off-road" for "rec.bicycles.tech" and it
>> makes sense.
>
>Err... right. That's what I meant.

'Judge Snyder? Well he's kind of had it in for me ever since I
accidentally ran over his dog... Actually replace "accidentally" with
"repeatedly" and replace "dog" with "son".'

[amakyonin]

On Jul 27, 11:01 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> Slip of the keys, then. Although I'd attribute the death of r.b.o-r to
> the V man's bile and vituperation.

We really need a rec.bicycles.mike-and-ed for them to play in amongst
themselves. I would really like to see ED duke it out with the master
of duh. The winner gets a bronzed whipsnake carcass.

[Tom \Johnny Sunset\ Sherman]

"amakyonin" who? wrote:
> On Jul 27, 11:01 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
>> Slip of the keys, then. Although I'd attribute the death of r.b.o-r to
>> the V man's bile and vituperation.
>
> We really need a rec.bicycles.mike-and-ed for them to play in amongst
> themselves. I would really like to see ED duke it out with the master
> of duh. The winner gets a bronzed whipsnake carcass.

butbutbut, Mr. Ed admires He Who Must Not Be Named!

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[Steve Gravrock]

On 2007-07-27, amakyonin <amakyonin-u1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 27, 11:01 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
>> Slip of the keys, then. Although I'd attribute the death of r.b.o-r to
>> the V man's bile and vituperation.
>
> We really need a rec.bicycles.mike-and-ed for them to play in amongst
> themselves. I would really like to see ED duke it out with the master
> of duh. The winner gets a bronzed whipsnake carcass.

Don't forget to add some knobby tire marks before you bronze it.

[Michael Press]

In article
<1185575924.552867.26070@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.c om>,
amakyonin <amakyonin-u1@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Jul 27, 11:01 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> > Slip of the keys, then. Although I'd attribute the death of r.b.o-r to
> > the V man's bile and vituperation.
>
> We really need a rec.bicycles.mike-and-ed for them to play in amongst
> themselves. I would really like to see ED duke it out with the master
> of duh. The winner gets a bronzed whipsnake carcass.

Cranks do not interfere with one another: professional courtesy.

--
Michael Press

[aburdette@gmail.com]

On Jul 29, 11:32 pm, Michael Press <rub...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> In article
> <1185575924.552867.26...@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.c om>,
>
> amakyonin <amakyonin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Jul 27, 11:01 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> > > Slip of the keys, then. Although I'd attribute the death of r.b.o-r to
> > > the V man's bile and vituperation.
>
> > We really need a rec.bicycles.mike-and-ed for them to play in amongst
> > themselves. I would really like to see ED duke it out with the master
> > of duh. The winner gets a bronzed whipsnake carcass.
>
> Cranks do not interfere with one another: professional courtesy.
>
> --
> Michael Press

Thanks guys. I look at this mostly at work (no problems there) but I
shouldn't be installing and software. I'll just deal.

alan.

[David L. Johnson]

aburdette@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Thanks guys. I look at this mostly at work (no problems there) but I
> shouldn't be installing and software. I'll just deal.

Get a filter. Works for me. Ed who?

--

David L. Johnson

A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems.
-- Paul Erdos

[Tom \Johnny Sunset\ Sherman]

David L. Johnson wrote:
> Steve Gravrock wrote:
>
>> more often than you'd think. That's essentially what killed
>> rec.bicycles.tech.
>
> Huh. Seems to me that this group is no more moribund than any other on
> usenet. I mean, it's all dead in the water, but this is better than most.

See elsewhere in thread. Steve meant to write "rec.bicycles.off-road",
where legitimate posts are delayed or never make it since the moderators
are off-duty, but the spam still comes through.

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The weather is here, wish you were beautiful


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