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    From Surf Dance Chris@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 14 18:53:14 2023
    Come on, let’s get some coaster conversations going in the group!

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  • From Richard Bannister@21:1/5 to Surf Dance Chris on Tue Nov 14 23:50:31 2023
    On Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 02:53:16 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:
    Come on, let’s get some coaster conversations going in the group!

    It's a nightmare, and Google Groups doesn't let you reclaim the space making r-rc impossible to read. I think it might be time for me to step away.

    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

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  • From Surf Dance Chris@21:1/5 to Richard Bannister on Thu Nov 16 04:44:40 2023
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 2:50:33 AM UTC-5, Richard Bannister wrote:
    On Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 02:53:16 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:
    Come on, let’s get some coaster conversations going in the group!
    It's a nightmare, and Google Groups doesn't let you reclaim the space making r-rc impossible to read. I think it might be time for me to step away.

    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

    This may be the final nail for rrc :(

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Richard Bannister@21:1/5 to Surf Dance Chris on Fri Nov 24 08:13:24 2023
    On Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 12:44:42 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:

    This may be the final nail for rrc :(

    I think it is. As I type this the first six pages on r.r-c, as viewed through Google Groups, are 100% spam.

    I'm giving up. I've just taken this page out of my daily bookmarks.

    Hope to see you all on a coaster somewhere.

    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From BobRahe@21:1/5 to Richard Bannister on Fri Nov 24 11:34:36 2023
    Odd. I'm not seeing this spam. I'm reading news with Thunderbird
    using Eternal-september.org as the newsgroup server. (It's free, btw)

    Bob

    On 11/24/23 11:13 AM, Richard Bannister wrote:
    On Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 12:44:42 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:

    This may be the final nail for rrc :(

    I think it is. As I type this the first six pages on r.r-c, as viewed through Google Groups, are 100% spam.

    I'm giving up. I've just taken this page out of my daily bookmarks.

    Hope to see you all on a coaster somewhere.

    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Surf Dance Chris@21:1/5 to BobRahe on Fri Nov 24 08:42:54 2023
    On Friday, November 24, 2023 at 11:34:39 AM UTC-5, BobRahe wrote:
    Odd. I'm not seeing this spam. I'm reading news with Thunderbird
    using Eternal-september.org as the newsgroup server. (It's free, btw)

    Bob
    On 11/24/23 11:13 AM, Richard Bannister wrote:
    On Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 12:44:42 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:

    This may be the final nail for rrc :(

    I think it is. As I type this the first six pages on r.r-c, as viewed through Google Groups, are 100% spam.

    I'm giving up. I've just taken this page out of my daily bookmarks.

    Hope to see you all on a coaster somewhere.

    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com
    I use google groups for rrc as well (and have been since aol stopped supporting newsgroups over a decade ago). I keep reporting each of the spam as spam, the lines are still there but said the thread is hidden. I guess yours is filtering it out.

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  • From Richard Bannister@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 25 06:03:13 2023
    What's worse is that reporting only seems to hide it on the machine you're using. I flip between two computers, and the abusive topics are only hidden on one of them.

    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

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  • From Eric Griswold@21:1/5 to BobRahe on Tue Nov 28 15:27:33 2023
    Same, except with GNUS rather than Thunderbird.

    Bit of spam (like 5 articles) a few days ago but given what few remain
    have likely been mostly Google Groups, it looks not good.

    Eric

    BobRahe <BobRahe@icloud.com> writes:

    Odd. I'm not seeing this spam. I'm reading news with Thunderbird
    using Eternal-september.org as the newsgroup server. (It's free,
    btw)

    Bob

    On 11/24/23 11:13 AM, Richard Bannister wrote:
    On Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 12:44:42 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:

    This may be the final nail for rrc :(
    I think it is. As I type this the first six pages on r.r-c, as
    viewed through Google Groups, are 100% spam.
    I'm giving up. I've just taken this page out of my daily bookmarks.
    Hope to see you all on a coaster somewhere.
    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Surf Dance Chris@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 28 17:06:28 2023
    Also every time I post or respond, google checks to make sure I’m not a robot…. So these other spam posts shouldn’t be getting through…

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  • From Surf Dance Chris@21:1/5 to Eric Griswold on Tue Nov 28 17:04:34 2023
    On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 6:27:40 PM UTC-5, Eric Griswold wrote:
    Same, except with GNUS rather than Thunderbird.

    Bit of spam (like 5 articles) a few days ago but given what few remain
    have likely been mostly Google Groups, it looks not good.

    Eric
    BobRahe <Bob...@icloud.com> writes:

    Odd. I'm not seeing this spam. I'm reading news with Thunderbird
    using Eternal-september.org as the newsgroup server. (It's free,
    btw)

    Bob

    On 11/24/23 11:13 AM, Richard Bannister wrote:
    On Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 12:44:42 UTC, Surf Dance Chris wrote:

    This may be the final nail for rrc :(
    I think it is. As I type this the first six pages on r.r-c, as
    viewed through Google Groups, are 100% spam.
    I'm giving up. I've just taken this page out of my daily bookmarks.
    Hope to see you all on a coaster somewhere.
    -
    www.superiorsolitaire.com

    Plus the fact that I posted a bunch of on topic subjects the same day I posted this thread, and this is the only one that got any responses other than one in the Cedar Fair/Six Flags merger topic.

    I miss old RRC :(

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  • From Dave Althoff, Jr.@21:1/5 to BobRahe on Fri Dec 8 04:19:36 2023
    BobRahe <BobRahe@icloud.com> wrote:
    : Odd. I'm not seeing this spam. I'm reading news with Thunderbird
    : using Eternal-september.org as the newsgroup server. (It's free, btw)
    :
    : Bob

    Sort-of same here. I don't stop in daily anymore, but in rtin, also from eternal-september, there were something like four spam threads at the
    bottom of the list; I just (K)illed them all and went about my business.

    --Dave Althoff, Jr.
    /X\ _ *** Respect rides. They do not respect you. ***
    /XXX\ /X\ /X\_ _ /X\__ _ _ _____
    /XXXXX\ /XXX\ /XXXX\_ /X\ /XXXXX\ /X\ /X\ /XXXXX _/XXXXXXX\__/XXXXX\/XXXXXXXX\_/XXX\_/XXXXXXX\__/XXX\_/XXX\_/\_/XXXXXX
    NEW! When emailing this account, include the 'canonical magic word' in
    the body of your message for a quicker response.

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  • From Dave Althoff, Jr.@21:1/5 to Surf Dance Chris on Fri Dec 8 04:22:30 2023
    Surf Dance Chris <surfdancec@aol.com> wrote:

    : I use google groups for rrc as well (and have been since aol stopped
    : supporting newsgroups over a decade ago). I keep reporting each of the
    : spam as spam, the lines are still there but said the thread is hidden. I
    : guess yours is filtering it out.

    What's probably happening is that when someone reports the spam on Google, Google might be sending a cancel message that is causing e-s to drop the offending message.

    --Dave Althoff, Jr.
    /X\ _ *** Respect rides. They do not respect you. ***
    /XXX\ /X\ /X\_ _ /X\__ _ _ _____
    /XXXXX\ /XXX\ /XXXX\_ /X\ /XXXXX\ /X\ /X\ /XXXXX _/XXXXXXX\__/XXXXX\/XXXXXXXX\_/XXX\_/XXXXXXX\__/XXX\_/XXX\_/\_/XXXXXX
    NEW! When emailing this account, include the 'canonical magic word' in
    the body of your message for a quicker response.

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