SW <sw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> AZ Nomad wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:03:37 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> ____/ AZ Nomad on Monday 17 December 2007 13:20 : \____
>>
>>>> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:56:54 +0000, Mark Kent
>>>> <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> In today's digest, we have:
>>>>> * Next Linux Kernel Approaches Final Release (RC5), X Server
>>>>> 1.4.1 is Near
>>>>
>>>> Put it on a fucking website. Nobody asked you to repost everything
>>>> again.
>>
>>> It's tagged "[News Digest]". Why not just filter that out? It's
>>> actually the trolls who wanted a digest.
>>
>> Who gives a rat's ass what trolls want?
>>
>
>
> Message-ID: 158hr3-tj3.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxx
> "Agreed. that would be a nice feature. One large msg digest. I know slrn
> can handle that fine."
>
>
>
> Message-ID: <LLednXVkNq_WynnZnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> "I know you probably mean well, but it is behaving more like spam than
> actual
> advocacy. It is getting in the way of seeing/finding discussions.
> If you feel compelled to post [News] could you batch all your stories in one
> or two messages a day?"
>
>
I intend to continue posting the digest. It has a strong readership.
If the trolls are now complaining, it's probably because it has a strong
readership.
Filtering is simple, and a good newsreader will enable a user to not
even download those articles they do not want.
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