moderated group?

cox said:

Is there a moderated group that sticks to topic without tons of flamage? While I find the flamage
funny at times, there are times that I really just want some good running advice without being
called an [censored] (go ahead, reply with my 'assholeness'😉...

Any advice?

Just tell me what you prefer to be called and I'll use those terms.

I was going to suggest that it would be easier for you to post more intelligently, to avoid being
called an [censored]. Then I realised how wrong I was.

In article Bfgwb.36729$yJ.17031@okepread02 said:

Is there a moderated group that sticks to topic without tons of flamage? While I find the flamage
funny at times, there are times that I really just want some good running advice without being
called an [censored] (go ahead, reply with my 'assholeness'😉...

Any advice?

I don't think there's a moderated USENET group, although there might be one on, say, the Runner's
World website.

However, I've found that I enjoy this group much more since I've started killfiling anyone who makes
even one out-of-line post.

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Then it was every other day. . . ."

- Homer J. Simpson

In article Bfgwb.36729$yJ.17031@okepread02 said:

Is there a moderated group that sticks to topic without tons of flamage? While I find the flamage
funny at times, there are times that I really just want some good running advice without being
called an [censored] (go ahead, reply with my 'assholeness'😉...

Any advice?

www.runningtimes.com Forums www.runnersworld.com Forums www.splittimes.com Forums
coolrunning.comUltimate.cgiOpen ↗

Hope that helps a little

In health and on the run, Ozzie Gontang Maintainer - rec.running FAQ Director, San Diego Marathon
Clinic, est. 1975

Mindful Running: mindfulness.commr.aspOpen ↗ faqs.orgrunning faqOpen ↗

Any advice?
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what works for me is i view this ng as i do the place i live, new york city...it has the best and
worse of everything....and not to be missed (if you're into running).

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Quoted message said:

Is there a moderated group that sticks to topic without tons of flamage? While I find the flamage
funny at times, there are times that I really just want some good running advice without being
called an [censored] (go ahead, reply with my 'assholeness'😉...

Any advice?

Alternatives:

try using filters if you read directly from a news server, but creating the filters can be tough
(ones that keep out the junk but don't also keep out some good messages)

try an archive service like GOOGLE. (doesn't totally help filter things out either, but less work)

Is there a discussion group on the runners world web site? Presumably it's moderated? (hate to see
you leave here, but if you want clean discussions it might be an option worth considering.)

try putting together the votes for creating a moderated group. (Key is finding volunteers with the
time and skill to moderate.)

Last option, tough it out and ignore the trolls. Not a great choice, but it just takes a little more
time to browse the group.

Funny is that what has begun to annoy me more are the crossposted threads that are totally OFF
TOPIC: things about Iraq or eating disorders, or others. Groups are named by topic for a reason!

Have a good run and a good read. Ed

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However, I've found that I enjoy this group much more since I've started killfiling anyone who
makes even one out-of-line post.

Golly! I guess you're not a core member of my fan base.

Roger.

(Miss Anne Thrope) said:

I was going to suggest that it would be easier for you to post more intelligently, to avoid being
called an [censored]. Then I realised how wrong I was.

Since quoting is a skill for real computers, I decided to try to narrow down who it's talking
about amongst the regulars. After 18 hours I realize it's a lost cause, and that didn't narrow the
field any.

Harold Buck said:

I've started killfiling anyone who makes even one out-of-line post.

_ _

Am I gone

now too?

Ozzie Gontang said:

www.runningtimes.com Forums www.runnersworld.com Forums www.splittimes.com Forums
coolrunning.comUltimate.cgiOpen ↗

Those all suck. I was banned the first day.

Ed prochak said:

Is there a discussion group on the runners world web site? Presumably it's moderated? (hate to see
you leave here, but if you want clean discussions it might be an option worth considering.)

RW has some good discussion groups, esp. for trail/ultra for some things (slow sometimes also),
which may not be applicable for this person. For me, it's a nice in between for r.r and the ultra
list, although I seldom post and only read about half the topics (I hate browser-based forums). I'm
not sure that it's moderated, but you have to register to post (not to read).

One of the big differences there is they have everything split into a different groups - beginners,
training, injuries, nutrition, training, masters, high school, marathon, etc. That is, it looks like
the beginners are left to flounder on their own or maybe some kind, more experienced souls visit
occasionally. I think the groups lack cross-fertilization of ideas by doing that. OTOH, it does
provide a friendlier environment for certain types of discussions.

I far prefer r.r for most things because you get a better mix of ideas - and filters work wonders.
Newsreaders are faster than browsers, at least for me. And search capabilities are much superior
here via google. Some types of questions I'm more likely to ask in RW trail forum since they have
more experience in certain things there, and there's more Alaskans there.

Quoted message said:

try putting together the votes for creating a moderated group. (Key is finding volunteers with the
time and skill to moderate.)

FWIW, there's a moderated and unmoderated mt bike ng. The unmoderated is far more active and seems
to have the hard-core mt bikers, although I don't visit the moderated one much any more - once I
found the other. With the moderated, if the moderator is out of town, it may take days for posts to
appear, but that might be an artifact of that particular group.

Quoted message said:

Funny is that what has begun to annoy me more are the crossposted threads that are totally OFF
TOPIC: things about Iraq or eating disorders, or others. Groups are named by topic for a reason!

I just hit "ignore thread" at the first sign of one of those.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

he probably wants to get to the core of your [censored] base J "apusapus" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

However, I've found that I enjoy this group much more since I've started killfiling anyone who
makes even one out-of-line post.

Golly! I guess you're not a core member of my fan base.

Roger.

Harold Buck said:

I don't think there's a moderated USENET group, although there might be one on, say, the Runner's
World website.

Ther are a few groups that are moderated but none related to running. Who the hell would have the
time to play policeman? That leaves a lot of power with the moderator and what constitues a "proper"
post. Sure you get rid of some trash mouth wanking dorks but what about those like the pseudo dr.
like Roger who trolls to a different beat.

--
Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" [email hidden]

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but what about those like the pseudo dr. like Roger who trolls to a different beat.

I object!

Sir, you do me considerable disservice. I'm not simply a 'pseudo dr.' but a
pseudo *everything*. I'll thank you to word your put-downs more carefully next time, lest you
provoke me to kick the sleeping dog of hydrating on long runs once again.

Roger.

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he probably wants to get to the core of your [censored] base J

Jonathan, everybody does.

Roger.

you wish, rogina
:-)
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he probably wants to get to the core of your [censored] base J

Jonathan, everybody does.

Roger.

Hello, Allow myself to re-introduce......myself. For those who do not know me I am the most read
and feared poster to this newsgroup. Ed Prochack, Ultraclown, Roger Hunter, and the ever pitiful
Bill Rogers loath and fear me equally. Yet they lack the ability to comprehend the depth of my
influence. I have been on vacation. Lock the doors and hide your daughters. As always... You are
all a bunch of [censored].

(Itchy Sanchez) said:

and the ever pitiful Bill Rogers loath and fear me equally

A defenite indication that he's scared to death of me.