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From: msissom@dnaent.com (Marc Sissom)
Subject: Re: How to deal with the crossposting crapules?
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In article <31D3DE49.690C@trl.telstra.com.au>, j.guy@trl.telstra.com.au 
says...
>
>It is time to react.

Next time, consider 'act'.

>Several ways:
>
>1. Put a moderating robot on each affected sci.newsgroup that 
>   will automatically reject post crossposted to other than a few 
>   relevant newsgroups (e.g. for sci.lang, sci.archaeology, 
>   sci.anthropology come to mind. I know it can be done, 
>   I don't how to do it. Someone help please.

1) Get a newsreader with killfiles. There are several that do exactly
   what you describe above.

>2. Start a human-moderated group. It's been done for sci.archaeology.
>   (Last resort)

2) Learn how to use it.

>3. (This for sci.lang) Start a list. I know that there is LINGUIST
>   but that is under the LSA, which is to linguistic *science* 

3) Use it.

>And don't serve me that "this is censorship" argument. That rabble
>*is* the censors, they get their rocks off swamping everyone in
>their mindless drivel. They are the destroyers of free speech.

Don't give me this censorship/free speech BS. At least some of the
rabble can use proper grammar when composing their sentences.

>Next time you hold a lecture, or a seminar, and a bunch of shouting
>goons invades you and shouts you down, are you going to invoke
>"freedom of speech" in their favour.

Who is producing a seminar here? Where is the lecture hall? Have you
paid admission fees or tuition?

> If so you are confusing 
>speech with shouted glossolalia. To accept that is help destroy
>freedom of speech.

If you shut someone else up, then I can't listen to them whether I
want to or not. You have denied me the freedom to choose. It is much
easier and more appropriate that you select, and then listen to those
you want to hear, and allow me the same freedom.

Fourth option: Write your own newsreader. Don't give me that I don't
know how argument. Take the time to learn how. IF you don't have the
time, then send me enough money and I'll spend the time to write you
one. IF you can't afford it, then get another job and save your money
until you can. IF you choose not to afford it, then this "filtered
free speech" that you say you so desire must not be all that important
to you after all.




