On 17/08/13 07:49, Col wrote:
wrote in message
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Just a thought - then we could include posts by those of us only
interested in talking about the weather, rather than allowing the trolls
free rein...

The hillfile is your friend.

What is that then, a file containing your favourite hill walks? :-)

(Sorry, couldn't resist).

Just this morning I have dumped 6 people in there, the 3 main protagonists
and 3 others who have allowed themselves to become embroiled in this.
I know I have waded in myself on occaison but enough is enough!

I got sick of seeing thread after thread descend into absuse, debate,
even heated debate is one thing but this isn't that. It's not even witty
or amusing.

And the most pathetic thing of all is that it's not kids or teenagers doing
this, it's grown men in their 50s/60s/70s, screaming obscenities at one
another. I don't even care who started it, they should all be ashamed of
themselves.

Well said.

*applause*


OK, you've given me the excuse to get that off my chest, time for
something a bit more constructive.

A moderated group?
Perhaps, thing is somebody has to moderate it.
I'm not sure how these things work on Usenet but presumably
you can post what you want but it could be deleted if deemed innapropriate.

Alternatively, are all posts 'screened' by a moderator beforehand and they
only appear if passed fit for publication?
If so that's no good for a weather group that needs to be 'real time' in
nature, especially during notable events.

From my understanding of the uk.rec.cycling.moderated newsgroup, that
is how it works.