Re: Newsgroups beef (was Stock inflaters?)

"Mike Easter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Just to iterate a little history here.
>
> Once upon a time some powers came along and tried to destroy support in
> the spamcop.mail newsgroup by removing it from here
> http://www.spamcop.net/help.shtml#nntp  Newsgroups [spamcop, geeks,
> social, spam]
>
> and also from here:
>
> http://www.spamcop.net/sitemap.shtml
> Forums
> General discussion
> Email discussion
> Mailhosts system discussion
> NNTP (usenet style) Newsgroups

Yeah, but .... links to news://news.spamcop.net were added to Forum page,
included in some Topic posts (though admitting that the archives are more
used due to the aging off of posts and also getting around the "never
heard of NNTP" stuff ... though (also noted 'here in the newsgroups')
that some folks are depriving those archives of some useful information
with the X-NoArchive: Yes tags)

> The webforum structure is very suboptimal for faq construction in spite
> of WazoO's diligent efforts to work with what he has;  and extremely

no argument there <g>

> What needs to happen is that the webforums need to do 'their thing';
> plus there needs to be a 'dynamic' faq in some form such as a wiki or
> website faq dynamics [as opposed to trying to make a wiki out of a forum
> or a webfaq out of a forum];

I may have stumbled accross some keys a few days ago, still checking
to see if I can use them and end up with something functional ...??? Been a
bit busy lately working on some newly discovered bugs in that app ...
But the wiki concept just doesn't really seem plausible, when looking
at all the "friendlies" out there that would have a field-day with the
opportunity to post that 'perfectly distinctive' dialog to get thier point
across ...

> It shouldn't be ignored by administration;  it shouldn't be ignored by
> the website and forum links;  and it *should* be supported by anyone who
> is interested in providing support.

As above, I did it best I could, the link to hit the newsgroup server
is at the top of each Forum page, all existing newsgroups (should be)
are listed that way.  Just to touch on the 'dynamic' aspect, more
additions to that version of the FAQ are still on-going ... I even
remembered to add you as a contributor this time, stealing yet
another one of your excellent responses 'here' <g>  On the other hand,
I'll point out that you're (probably) included in a recent Topic in
the Lounge area ... <G>