Christopher C. Stacy wrote:

I don't understand what the problem is. Can't you just choose
not to select those (clearly marked) articles for reading?

I would not characterize this as a "problem." It's a constructive
suggestion to improve Airwaves.

Two issues:
I read Airwaves via digest form, not individual Usenet articles (if
it's even still on Usenet). Regardless, while I *can* scroll past
postings via the digest in which I'm not interested (which I
regularly do on many lists I receive), doing so is inconvenient when
the individual posts are as lengthy as these two regulars are (often
1/3 or 1/4 of an entire digest for just one of them - see forthcoming
remark about bandwidth). I spend enough time reading the info I *want
to* read on the many lists to which I subscribe; I don't need to
waste time downloading and sifting through extended postings that are
better left to their own sites or mailing lists.

#2: It's rude to more or less hijack Airwaves with these posts and
the like when the postings are as long and as regular as these two
examples are. If a single one-off on-topic post is contributed by
someone, that's not a concern. However, it's a waste of bandwidth to
repeatedly, week after week, post long playlists and scripts to a
forum like Airwaves, which is not a playlist or script repository.
There are alternative and more effective methods to distribute the
entire volume of information contained in these posts.

Spam is really only a problem if it's overwhelming, or unmarked.

I didn't suggest the ARRL and WCBN posts are spam. I do, however,
believe it is inappropriate to regularly post *lengthy* playlists and
program scripts to an emailed listserv when (IMO) the courteous and
practical method to share the info is to simply post a URL where
interested readers can find detailed information. Airwaves can
certainly be used to post some headlines from the playlist or script
accompanying the URL to offer an idea of what the updated script or
playlist contains, but not the whole damn things.

This is not a major earth-ending issue, but I think my suggestion is
practical and courteous for readers.