Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!alex From: alex@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news,net.news.group Subject: Re: Removing net.flame Message-ID: <6183@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 17:52:08 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.6183 Posted: Fri Jun 28 17:52:08 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 05:44:02 EDT References: <3892@alice.UUCP> <1913@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Reply-To: alex@ucla-cs.UUCP (Alex Quilici) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.news:3537 net.news.group:3203 In article <1913@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> sunil@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Sunil Trivedi) writes: > How about a system where people could 'squeel' to the > system administrator of the offender and then have the Sys.Adm. take > care of it? And if nothing comes of it (the offender continues to of- > fend), then maybe trying upstream (the feed for the offender's site). > How about that as a try? If you are upset about a posting, complain to the offender first, before "squealing" to their system administrator, or complaining to every newsgroup on the net. Give the offender a chance to correct the mistake. Logging in to find a mailbox full of hate mail will make most offenders aware of the problem, and motivate them to do something to correct it. "Oinking" to the system administrator should be reserved for those cases where the person clearly doesn't care and many net readers are bothered, not just you and your best buddy. Maybe there should be "net.news.squeal" where all those who are offended can post the persons name, the complaint, and a pointer to the offensive posting. If there are many complaints about the same posting, then the system administrator could be notified. Alex Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.