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Old 08-04-2006, 05:06 PM   #15 (permalink)
Scott in Florida
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Re: How can one stop the OT postings here

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:02:20 -0500, "DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote:
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>"Herb Ludwig" <herblud2@att.net> wrote in message
>news:0yMAg.214510$mF2.130478@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...[color=green]
>> I'm interested in all Toyota matters, but am getting tired of even
>> downloading the flood of OT postings in this newsgroup. These no-nothing
>> spammers (for some reason mostly political conservatives) spoil the
>> pleasure for the rest of us and give conservative causes a bad name in the
>> process.
>> I've read someplace that there is often simple filter method in browsers
>> (MS Outlook Express) to block undesirable posters and would apprecitiate
>> relevant advise.
>> Thank you[/color]
>
>The fundamental problem is that Toyotas are too stinkin' reliable.
>Consequently, we can't trade sob stories about our Toyota problems to keep
>the newsgroup busy. Without OT postings, the newsgroup would die. Nobody
>wants that.
>
>Luckily, these fine Toyotas can be appreciated by people of widely varying
>political persuasions. Consequently, we have found that we have other
>things to fight - excuse me - talk about. Also, sometimes, we get really
>good jokes.
>
>It keeps us off the streets and out of trouble and is probably a good thing
>overall. If you can't stand it, check one of the microsoft...outlook...
>newsgroups and ask questions about using your Outlook/OutlookExpress
>filtering capabilities there but I warn you OE starts to look confusing when
>some things get filtered and others don't and you still wait while the
>headers are downloaded and thrown away (or concealed, I don't use the
>feature, so I don't know which happens). Or join a web-based group that's
>moderated (like Toyotas_Only on Yahoo) but they have way less traffic and,
>as far as I can tell, less fun per megabyte.
>
>Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go trade abuse with some seriously
>deluded NeoCons.[/color]

It is a choice to read OT posts. No one makes you click on any of
them.

The fact that they are OT should mean something....even to
liberals...LOL


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