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Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 11/10/07 07:09
"cameron7" <cameron7@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1194657484.195848.56240@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> Please note, this is a general recommendation, not directed at anyone
> in particular.
>
> I propose we branch this "newsgroup". Perhaps comp.lang.php.rant, so
> the items not directly related to php could be taken off to a
> separate location. All I see in many of these discussions these days
> is a simple question followed by pages and pages of arguing about
> things entirely unrelated to php, and most importantly entirely
> unrelated to the original question in the thread.
>
> Maybe it should be:
> comp.lang.php.im.going.to.tell.everyone.how.stupid.you.are
>
> Believe it or not, most of us aren't really interested in anything but
> reading about php problems people are encountering, and reading the
> proposed solutions. And every once in a while try to help them out.
> Not a bad concept I think.
>
> Thoughts?
That only works if the abusive poster is willing to play by the rules.
A best practice is to troll the message out - although I avoid that one.
What you do is reply to the troll, but put something like "alt.spam.me" in
the reply-to or follow-up-to (i forget which).
Then, when they reply - it's a double whammy.
1. The thread trails off into lala land.
2. The spam-cops can collect the header data and identify sources of abuse.
But your best, best practice would be the one we use with our TV's.
If you don't like what you see - stop looking at it.
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