I get the digest so I'm just now reading this.
I like Kazemi's idea best. Close registration, kick spam accounts,
require admin approval for new registration, make archives publicly
available. I like this group.
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waste-discuss@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>There are 9 messages in this issue.
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>Topics in this digest:
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> 1. comments?
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
> 2. Re: comments?
> From: Stormcaller <storm@...>
> 3. Re: comments?
> From: Paul Driver <pauldriver@...>
> 4. Re: comments?
> From: "E.K.B." <console_cracker@...>
> 5. Re: comments?
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
> 6. Re: comments?
> From: "chris_smith_canada" <smith@...>
> 7. Re: Re: comments?
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
> 8. it's pickles
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
> 9. Re: comments?
> From: Haudy Kazemi <kaze0010@...>
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>Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:08:09 -1000 (HST)
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
>Subject: comments?
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>Anybody have feelings on whether I should shut down this group, given that
>it is mainly a source of spam?
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>Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:06:02 +0000
> From: Stormcaller <storm@...>
>Subject: Re: comments?
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>Sounds like a plan. I'm just getting spam, and there's no real traffic these
>days.
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>Lucas Gonze wrote:
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>>Anybody have feelings on whether I should shut down this group, given that
>>it is mainly a source of spam?
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>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:38:11 -0800
> From: Paul Driver <pauldriver@...>
>Subject: Re: comments?
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>I'm not adverse to it, I keep forgetting to cancel membership <DOH>
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>Stormcaller wrote:
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>>Sounds like a plan. I'm just getting spam, and there's no real traffic
>>these
>>days.
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>>Lucas Gonze wrote:
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>>>Anybody have feelings on whether I should shut down this group,
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>>given that
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>>>it is mainly a source of spam?
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>>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:14:32 -0800 (PST)
> From: "E.K.B." <console_cracker@...>
>Subject: Re: comments?
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>agreed
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>--- Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...> wrote:
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>>Anybody have feelings on whether I should shut down
>>this group, given that
>>it is mainly a source of spam?
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>Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:03:23 -1000 (HST)
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
>Subject: Re: comments?
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>Ok, it seems unanimous. I will dig out the admin password and call it a
>day for this little dude. If anybody has follow-up links of new community
>centers to send out before this one is shut down, now's the time.
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>-Lucas
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>On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Paul Driver wrote:
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>>I'm not adverse to it, I keep forgetting to cancel membership <DOH>
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>>Stormcaller wrote:
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>>>Sounds like a plan. I'm just getting spam, and there's no real traffic
>>>these
>>>days.
>>>
>>>
>>>Lucas Gonze wrote:
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>>>>Anybody have feelings on whether I should shut down this group,
>>>>
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>>>given that
>>>
>>>
>>>>it is mainly a source of spam?
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>>>>
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>>>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:12:02 -0000
> From: "chris_smith_canada" <smith@...>
>Subject: Re: comments?
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>--- In waste-discuss@yahoogroups.com, Lucas Gonze <lgonze@p...> wrote:
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>>Ok, it seems unanimous. I will dig out the admin password and
>>call it a day for this little dude. If anybody has follow-up
>>links of new community centers to send out before this one is shut
>>down, now's the time.
>>
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>My only slightly alternative suggestion is to kill all new membership
>possibilities, make sure files, links, and messages are public, and
>then unsubscribe all users.
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>Pickle it, in a sense. Always readable, no longer updateable.
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>...chris
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>Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:35:39 -1000 (HST)
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
>Subject: Re: Re: comments?
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>On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, chris_smith_canada wrote:
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>>My only slightly alternative suggestion is to kill all new membership
>>possibilities, make sure files, links, and messages are public, and
>>then unsubscribe all users.
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>>Pickle it, in a sense. Always readable, no longer updateable.
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>That makes sense. There's an admin setting to turn posting off, so I'll
>flip that bit and we'll have a pickled list.
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>In case that breaks anything, email me directly and I'll unflip the bit.
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>Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:39:06 -1000 (HST)
> From: Lucas Gonze <lgonze@...>
>Subject: it's pickles
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>Parting shots before closing the pickle jar --
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>I hope that people will keep working on software for private networks.
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>If there's some compelling reason to reactivate this list, email me.
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>Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:18:42 -0600
> From: Haudy Kazemi <kaze0010@...>
>Subject: Re: comments?
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>My suggestion is to kick out the spammer accounts, close the group to new
>registrations, and let the message archives remain online. (Make the
>messages public/non-member viewable).
>
>(One of my pet peeves is disappearing forums and discussions.)
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>At 06:06 PM 1/10/2006 +0000, you wrote:
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>>Sounds like a plan. I'm just getting spam, and there's no real traffic these
>>days.
>>
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>>Lucas Gonze wrote:
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>>>Anybody have feelings on whether I should shut down this group, given that
>>>it is mainly a source of spam?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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