whooja wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <···········@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Andrew Thompson wrote:
>>> On Jul 13, 4:49 am, markspace <······@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>> Karl Uppiano wrote:
>>>>> The spammers have really trashed this forum, and I can find no effective
>>>>> way to filter them out. Is there a moderated version of this NG anywhere?
>>>> The trick to spammer is to use your killfile (K in Thunderbird) to
>>>> remove unwanted threads. As long as you do that proactively, there's
>>>> only a few spam each day to remove. It's not too bad.
>>> I did a quick count of spam posts across the first 3
>>> pages of c.l.j.p. as it is represented in GG. The 1st
>>> page had 8, the 2nd 16, and the 3rd 19 out of 30 posts.
>>> That is 43/90, or almost 50%. *
>>>
>>> And that was not counting those trollish posts based
>>> on the "Computer Programming Job in CA" idiot thread.
>>>
>>> Is it possible your news server is taking some effort
>>> to suppress spam posts?
>>>
>>> * Yeah, yeah.. "Lies, damned lies & statistics."
> This post listed for you?
> MiD: <············@news.eternal-september.org>
>
>> I think news.individual must filter out most of it.
>>
> NIN is one of the more astute servers, there are
> others which are also free.
> Seamus MacRAE/Series Experience is mixing a
> free server and google groups to run his scam here.
> The peering arrangements mean you will miss a lot of valid
> posts were you to filter on the free server he uses.. and
> then there is always GG to cope with.
>
> And he will now nymshift anyway.. so any theories on "ignore
> and he will go away"?
> Forget them, there is way too much fertile ground for his
> baits (machine work) in the two groups.
>
> Someone has suggested he is Paul Derbyshire:
> MiD: <·························@news.sunsite.dk>
>
> Early investigation shows SM/SE may well have run this scam
> before, in these programming groups, using that Derbyshire
> name and "Twisted" to play off each other.
> Has anyone with a set history here have anything to offer on
> that aspect of these groups?
I think you can find somewhere between 25 and 50 identities
belong to him here.
Note that Paul Derbyshire is a real identity not a web only one.
Arne
On Jul 14, 8:13 am, Arne Vajhøj <····@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> whooja wrote:
> ...
> I think you can find somewhere between 25 and 50 identities
> belong to him here.
Noting that 'whooja' has exactly 3 posts across
2 groups, yet displays a certain basic skill at
usenet and shows a propensity to join trollish
threads, I reckon this one makes '51'.
--
Andrew T.
Andrew Thompson wrote:
> On Jul 14, 8:13 am, Arne Vajh�j <····@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> whooja wrote:
>> ...
>> I think you can find somewhere between 25 and 50 identities
>> belong to him here.
>
> Noting that 'whooja' has exactly 3 posts across
> 2 groups, yet displays a certain basic skill at
> usenet and shows a propensity to join trollish
> threads, I reckon this one makes '51'.
Could be.
He is apparantly posting via a public news server
in Sweden
Even though the from field does not comply with the
rules at:
http://www.usenet4all.se/
Arne
Arne Vajh�j wrote:
> Andrew Thompson wrote:
>> On Jul 14, 8:13 am, Arne Vajh�j <····@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> whooja wrote:
>>> ...
>>> I think you can find somewhere between 25 and 50 identities
>>> belong to him here.
>>
>> Noting that 'whooja' has exactly 3 posts across
>> 2 groups, yet displays a certain basic skill at
>> usenet and shows a propensity to join trollish
>> threads, I reckon this one makes '51'.
>
> Could be.
Given the content of the two posts just posted minutes ago
it does not sound likely.
Arne