On 20 October 2012 00:30, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 19/10/12 18:51, Matthew Miller wrote: >> >> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 03:47:34PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: >>>> >> >> In general, quoting or not, it's best to just leave mailing list spam >> alone, >> or send an off-list message to the list moderator. Replying just compounds >> the problem. >> >> But, either way, let's keep to a friendly welcoming tone for new users and >> old. >> >> >> > Yes, there was one innocuous item of spam which I filtered and more > than a dozen comments. I find the comments more annoying ... It's harmful and people keep doing it, in those circumstances a message to the list asking people not to do it seems justified. More so than an email complaining about the number of emails on any given subject, which is usually a self-defeating action. -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org