Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:10:01 -0500 (CDT) | From | Oliver Xymoron <> | Subject | Re: Anti-SPAM Suggestion... |
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On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > put too much of a load on the moderators (volunteers??? preferably > > > in 4 or 5 different timezones) and it really keeps the list clean. > > > > Excellent suggestion. I'll even volunteer to be a moderator. I think > > that the latest round of nonsense makes it clear that SOME sort of > > defensive measure will end up being necessary in the long run. It is > > just too easy for one jerk to annoy thousands of people with one nasty > > trick, and even without this sort of SPAM-bombing we've been getting > > plenty of random SPAM, which will only increase. Moderating can't take > > any longer than hitting "d" fifty extra times -- either a posting is > > legit or it isn't. > > Moderation always gets tricky once you get past the non obvious spam > phase. However if Dave isnt keen to follow this path, there is certainly scope > for people to do a 'best of linux-kernel' list. I imagine a lot of the > less full time developers would benefit from that. > > Interesting project, hard work and probably not terribly rewarding
It exists. Kernel Traffic, kt.opensrc.org.
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