[SpamCop-List] Re: FYI

[Miss Betsy]

"Frog Prince" <me at privacy.net> wrote in message
news:crbfi1$a42$1 at news.spamcop.net...
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> | I think you missed Mike's point there..... The best Killfile is
the
> brain -
> | i.e. just ignore what bothers you rather than feeding the
trolls.
>
> Isn't that much like the mantra JHD (just hit delete) as a
responce to spam?

And JHD is a reasonable response until the incoming gets to be
overwhelming to deal with.  FMO, trolls will go away if the first
time they post, someone posts a 'Do Not Feed the Trolls' sign and
noone contributes anything more to the thread.  The 'sign' is
necessary for newcomers to understand about trolls.  Sometimes,
however, some members of the ng do not consider the person a troll
and continue to respond.  Then, they can be asked to take the
discussion elsewhere if it is not on topic for the newsgroup (i.e.
when spamcop.help was the only place to get help, a discussion of
anti-spam tactics would not be appropriate).

You know all this, but I am stating for those who don't know.

The basic point is that ignoring (either by JHD or blocking) works,
but it has to be a community effort.  Anyone who responds keeps the
spam or the troll going because even one response is worth its
while.

Miss Betsy