[clug] Don't reply to spam?

Lana Brindley lanabrindley at gmail.com
Thu Apr 23 03:56:31 GMT 2009


2009/4/23 Alex Satrapa <alexsatrapa at mac.com>

> On 23/04/2009, at 13:24 , Chris Smart wrote:
>
>  If you wanna complain about spam, perhaps we
>> could start a new thread? :-)
>>
>
> No, because then you have two spam threads to ignore - the spam itself and
> the metaspam from people spamming the list with spam complaints about the
> spam.
>
> When you see spam, treat spam it as you would a troll: just spam delete it
> and pretend spam it never spam happened.
>
> It spam whinge certainly seems counter spam productive whinge to me to spam
> complain whinge about spam spam, when the spam problem you're whinge
> complaining spam about is the excess spam traffic whinge cluttering your
> spam inbox.
>
> Capisce?
> Alex
> PS: yes, I am fully aware of the irony of my complaining about
> "spam-complaint spam" in a "spam-complaint" thread =(
>


Thanks Alex. That's the best laugh I've had all day! Meta-spam indeed ;)

L


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start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake.
I feel better already.
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