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Java Forum / General / August 2007Off Topic: What's with the MI5 persecution spam?
What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every newsgroup I visit. > What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every > newsgroup I visit. I thought it was some guy trying to sell his own newsgroup reader that filters his spam out. -Robert >> What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every >> newsgroup I visit. > > I thought it was some guy trying to sell his own newsgroup reader that > filters his spam out. There /is/ something like that going on (unless it's a Joe job), but "MI5Victim" has been doing this for ages. He appears to be a sincere paranoid.  SignatureJohn W. Kennedy "Though a Rothschild you may be In your own capacity, As a Company you've come to utter sorrow-- But the Liquidators say, 'Never mind--you needn't pay,' So you start another company to-morrow!" -- Sir William S. Gilbert. "Utopia Limited" > What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every > newsgroup I visit. From what I gather, it was originally a (rather long) conversation started by a paranoid freak who thought he was being bugged/whatever by the MI5. Now, I believe, it's continued by some even-more-paranoid freaks who believe that the world needs to know about this deep-dark conspiracy. It seems that they finally discovered the c.l.j.* newsgroups. Is nothing safe from conspiracy theorists anymore? SignatureBeware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:24:57 GMT, Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.net> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >It seems that they finally discovered the c.l.j.* newsgroups. Is nothing >safe from conspiracy theorists anymore? You mean that anyone, even the MI5, can read whatever you post on c.l.j.p.? Is nothing private anymore? SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com > On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:24:57 GMT, Joshua Cranmer > <Pidgeot18@verizon.net> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > You mean that anyone, even the MI5, can read whatever you post on > c.l.j.p.? Is nothing private anymore? There's a cabal of conspiracy theorists promulgating propagandistic disinformation to distract us from the real issues. SignatureLew > > On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:24:57 GMT, Joshua Cranmer > > <Pidgeo...@verizon.net> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > Lew Real issues being flame-wars, right? :-) > > There's a cabal of conspiracy theorists promulgating propagandistic > > disinformation to distract us from the real issues. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Real issues being flame-wars, right? :-) Unfortunately. :P > There's a cabal of conspiracy theorists promulgating propagandistic > disinformation to distract us from the real issues. You see, Paul? There *is* a cabal - and they've found you. sherm-- SignatureWeb Hosting by West Virginians, for West Virginians: http://wv-www.net Cocoa programming in Perl: http://camelbones.sourceforge.net > What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every > newsgroup I visit. What MI5 persecution spam? I haven't seen anything matching that description. >> What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every >> newsgroup I visit. > What MI5 persecution spam? I haven't seen anything matching that > description. I saw it once, and then I filtered it out. I find the disinclination of others to do likewise... disturbing. SignatureC. Benson Manica | I appreciate all corrections, polite or otherwise. cbmanica(at)gmail.com | ----------------------| I do not currently read any posts posted through sdf.lonestar.org | Google groups, due to rampant unchecked spam. >>> What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every >>> newsgroup I visit. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I saw it once, and then I filtered it out. I find the disinclination > of others to do likewise... disturbing. I saw one message and immediately set the filter rule. Unfortunately, my newsreader does not seem to support filtering after the headers have been downloaded, resulting in killing several threads. That said, I'd say that everyone who could filter it has done so. The OP appears to be using Google Groups, which, IIRC, does not have filtering capabilities. The fault is not the users but crappy newsreaders (especially WITUN's- er, that should probably be WI'sTUN (?) ). SignatureBeware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth > I saw one message and immediately set the filter rule. Unfortunately, my > newsreader does not seem to support filtering after the headers have > been downloaded, resulting in killing several threads. Thats an advantage of Agent - enter a kill pattern, click Apply and it rescans all the downloaded headers, removing matches. Signaturemartin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | > (especially WITUN's- er, that should probably be WI'sTUN (?) ). Neither, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Greengrocers.27_apostrophes >> (especially WITUN's- er, that should probably be WI'sTUN (?) ). > > Neither, > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Greengrocers.27_apostrophes I was taught that the apostrophe is acceptable in plurals in the following cases: * Numbers (e.g., 1960's or 1000's) * single letters * acronyms * words where plurals do not normally exist (e.g., This paper has too many and's) * Symbols (all of your &'s should be and's) I can dredge out my grammar book sometime to show it to if you really want... SignatureBeware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth >>> (especially WITUN's- er, that should probably be WI'sTUN (?) ). >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > * single letters > * acronyms I read that you should only use apostrophes to form the plural of acronyms if the letters are terminated by periods: WITUNs W.I.T.U.N.'s I guess it depends which style guide you follow. > * words where plurals do not normally exist (e.g., This paper has too > many and's) > * Symbols (all of your &'s should be and's) > > I can dredge out my grammar book sometime to show it to if you really > want... :-) > What's with the MI5 persecution spam? It seems to be on almost every > newsgroup I visit. He's even spamming our DAYS OF OUR LIVES group as well. The nerve!!! Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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