[SC-Help] Re: More troubles...

[Cat]

Scott C. wrote:

>   I guess what I really don't understand is why it was more important for
> you, and now Cat, to lecture me on newsgroup rules...and nobody responded
> about either of the two problems.  

It's because, for one, the "no spam posting" rule is clearly stated on 
the forum page. Two, everyone who posts here is expected to abide by 
those posting rules, and most people do. Some of us have been around 
enough years to see more than enough posts by people who either didn't 
care to read the posting rules or somehow think they're specially 
entitled to do whatever they want despite the posting rules. Please 
understand that things like the posting rules are there to help keep the 
newsgroup in reasonable working order and not turn it into a rotting pit 
of spam posts and posts that are too much trouble to read and figure out.

> Many of the groups I have posted to over
> the years must have top posted, as I never heard of that rule.
> 
>   As for posting spam, I understand clearly the rules...and did not post a
> spam message here...I posted a weird response from SpamCop.   If that is
> posting spam, I guess I am arrested...would have preferred some comments on
> that was going on with the system.

Your original post was not spam, but you posted the spam in a later 
post. I still don't understand why you keep denying that you posted spam 
here when all you have to do is look back at your previous posts to see 
the one where you included the actual spam. Often, people do not want to 
help someone who ignores a few simple posting rules plainly posted on 
the forum page. Also, like Mike mentioned before, you posted your 
private SpamCop submission address, which means anyone who read the post 
can now submit spam using your personal submission address and possibly 
get you in trouble on purpose. Your SpamCop submission address is 
personal and should be kept private to keep other people from abusing 
it. You wouldn't post computer passwords for other people to see, so you 
need to think of it as the same security measure with your spam 
submission address.

>   Think it's back to lurking...too many rules for me.  ;-)

Like I said before, those rules are in place to keep the newsgroups in 
reasonable working order. Many other people respect those rules. I don't 
see why you have a problem with the fact that a few rules need to be in 
place to keep the newsgroup from turning into total chaos.