"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
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I did set up my controls and sent a number of folks to the trash bin.
Unfortunately, almost nothing was left. There is little discussion around
these parts about amateur radio policy.

Perhaps I am missing something here, but I suspect that when the number of
flames reaches a certain level, serious folks simply leave the newsgroup.


That's pretty much true. Some of us though are waiting around for the
flamers to finally get tired.

[snip]

As to control freaks, I prefer that folks drive on the right side of the
road here in the U.S. Some rules appear necessary to protect the majority
of users.


Where safety is involved, yes we need such rules. But a bunch of junk news
postings are only an annoyance not a safety issue.

Whilst the thought of a moderated group does not particularly appeal to
me,
I would be open to options that would get a newsgroup back to a semblance
of
what it was designed for. Kill-filing offenders leaves you with nothing
around these parts today. Take a look in this newsgroup right now.


Perhaps someday they'll get tired.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE