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Date: 15 May 2007 07:18:20
From: W. Watson
Subject: Solar NewsGroup--Why So Crummy?
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What's with alt.astronomy.solar? I used it a modest amount a few years back
and about 1/2 of the messages were just spam. I thought I'd look again, and
it's either worse or the same. I know that moderation of NGs is often
minimal, but I would think someone would want to clean it up a bit. There
are a few NGs that really do get moderated.
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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net >
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Date: 15 May 2007 17:11:29
From: David Knisely
Subject: Re: Solar NewsGroup--Why So Crummy?
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W. Watson posted:
> What's with alt.astronomy.solar? I used it a modest amount a few years back and about 1/2 of the messages were just spam. I thought I'd look again, and it's either worse or the same. I know that moderation of NGs is often minimal, but I would think someone would want to clean it up a bit. There are a few NGs that really do get moderated.
It never has been all that active or free from off-topic material, troll
bait, and spam. If you want something having to do with solar
observing, you might check out the solar forum on Cloudynights.com The
Cloudynights forums are topical and all moderated, so you don't have to
wade through all the garbage you often have to do on USENET groups.
Clear skies to you.
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David W. Knisely KA0CZC@navix.net
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/
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Date: 15 May 2007 22:47:50
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Solar NewsGroup--Why So Crummy?
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A plus for NGs is they do not require passwords and userids. That's not
much, but I sometimes appreciate it.
However, I don't understand why the creator of a NG like the solar one
doesn't just yank it.
David Knisely wrote:
> W. Watson posted:
>
>> What's with alt.astronomy.solar? I used it a modest amount a few years
>> back and about 1/2 of the messages were just spam. I thought I'd look
>> again, and it's either worse or the same. I know that moderation of
>> NGs is often minimal, but I would think someone would want to clean it
>> up a bit. There are a few NGs that really do get moderated.
>
> It never has been all that active or free from off-topic material, troll
> bait, and spam. If you want something having to do with solar
> observing, you might check out the solar forum on Cloudynights.com The
> Cloudynights forums are topical and all moderated, so you don't have to
> wade through all the garbage you often have to do on USENET groups.
> Clear skies to you.
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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net >
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Date: 15 May 2007 17:58:38
From: Jan Owen
Subject: Re: Solar NewsGroup--Why So Crummy?
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"David Knisely" <KA0CZC@navix.net > wrote in message
news:eb3d5$464a300b$4b756134$26146@ALLTEL.NET...
> W. Watson posted:
>
>> What's with alt.astronomy.solar? I used it a modest amount a few years
>> back and about 1/2 of the messages were just spam. I thought I'd look
>> again, and it's either worse or the same. I know that moderation of NGs
>> is often minimal, but I would think someone would want to clean it up a
>> bit. There are a few NGs that really do get moderated.
>
> It never has been all that active or free from off-topic material, troll
> bait, and spam. If you want something having to do with solar observing,
> you might check out the solar forum on Cloudynights.com The Cloudynights
> forums are topical and all moderated, so you don't have to wade through
> all the garbage you often have to do on USENET groups. Clear skies to you.
> --
> David W. Knisely KA0CZC@navix.net
> Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
> Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/
I'd say they are somewhat OVER-moderated...
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Jan Owen
To reach me directly, remove the Z, if one appears in my e-mail address...
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Date: 16 May 2007 04:24:13
From: David Knisely
Subject: Re: Solar NewsGroup--Why So Crummy?
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Jan Owen said (about the Cloudynights forums):
> I'd say they are somewhat OVER-moderated...
I would say not. The noise level on those forums is pleasantly low, and
attempts at flame wars or diversion well off-topic are quickly doused,
which is the main reason for the moderation in the first place. Clear
skies to you.
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David W. Knisely KA0CZC@navix.net
Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org
Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/
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Date: 15 May 2007 14:59:24
From: Chris L Peterson
Subject: Re: Solar NewsGroup--Why So Crummy?
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 07:18:20 -0700, "W. Watson"
<wolf_tracks@invalid.com > wrote:
>What's with alt.astronomy.solar? I used it a modest amount a few years back
>and about 1/2 of the messages were just spam. I thought I'd look again, and
>it's either worse or the same. I know that moderation of NGs is often
>minimal, but I would think someone would want to clean it up a bit. There
>are a few NGs that really do get moderated.
These days, newsgroups need to be very broad interest to attract much
traffic (like SAA). I think the vast majority of focused groups are
using list servers, Yahoo groups, or web-based forums. I'll bet if you
look around you'll find some excellent solar observing resources.
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
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