Hi, Rose!
Thanks for the explanation. I will continue to "unopen" and mark as "spam".
Elizabeth
--- On Sat, 10/25/08, dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Re: MODERATOR-please address the free porn mailings!
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:40 AM
> Rose, I understand where you are coming from. However if you
> appointed some
> active group members as moderators then they could help you
> look out for
> things like this w/o actually putting the group on
> moderation. Let a few
> moderators have access to all group things and they can get
> rid of the
> spammers. In case you could not be online. I am on a group
> that does this
> and it works great. Something to think about anyway.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of meccarose
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:51 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: MODERATOR-please address the free
> porn mailings!
>
> To everyone,
>
> I've deleted all the offensive postings and banned
> the various senders.
>
> As explained before, but maybe some other members
> didn't get to see
> it, I feel its a bad idea to put the group on moderation.
> Besides the fact
> that it demands constant attention, the main reason is
> because sometimes an
> emergency message will be posted and needs to be read and
> responded to
> immediately. We had such a message earlier this year when
> I had the group
> on moderation, and sadly by the time I read the message (a
> day later) it was
> too late to help.
>
> Since this happened I have vowed never again set the
> group on
> moderation, no matter if spammers get through or not. It
> happens to every
> group sooner or later, and fortunately most member
> understand and simply
> ignore/delete the ones that get through until I get a
> chance to ban the
> offender. I can't be here every minute of every day,
> but you know we all
> have busy lives and things to do with our families, as well
> as having health
> problems too. I love this group, and all our little
> friends, our Chi
> babies! That's why I started it years ago, to create a
> place for Chihuahua
> owners all over the world to come together and share
> information and talk
> about our pets.
>
> It's a shame these spammers have to exist and
> intrude on our group, and I
> don't know if there will ever be a way to prevent this
> other than
> moderation. But I ask that every please understand the
> reasons why we
> must not moderate. Thanks for your cooperation!
>
> ~Rose
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "OKreationz"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > The owner probably does not have the spam filter on. I
> don't think she
> > checks the group often or she would be blocking the
> sender .. That is
> what I
> > do. I cant moderate every message in my groups because
> they would
> never get
> > through to the group.. Lol .. Cuz I just don't
> have time to do that..
> And
> > most moderators in active groups don't have that
> kind of time either.
> But if
> > the owner turned the spam filter on it would catch
> some of them. Just
> delete
> > them and go on.. Or mark as spam as I do.
> > Huggles
> > Pat in OK
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: arlene weaver
> > Date: 10/24/2008 10:15:46 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] MODERATOR-please address the
> free porn
> mailings!
> >
> > i have yahoo . i mark them as spam.
> >
> > May God walk with you today.
> > arlene
> >
> > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, e holley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> > From: e holley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] MODERATOR-please address the
> free porn mailings!
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:55 AM
> >
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have not been opening these emails! My question is:
> How are they
> getting
> > through?
> >
> > Elizabeth
> >
>
>
>
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