Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict with
Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,
newsgroup withdrawals. Here in beautiful Utah until Tuesday, then back to
Gomorrah for two to three weeks until project completed.

Hope all of you are doing well, and eating right.

Steve

visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com watch for the book

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
> Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
> computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict with
> Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,

We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.

nb

On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
> > Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
> > computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict with
> > Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,
>
> We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
>
What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
> > On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
> > > Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
> > > computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict with
> > > Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,
> >
> > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
> >
> What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
> infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.

All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
He's a spammer, alright.

On Sun, 30 May 2010 12:22:02 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >
> > > On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
> > > > Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
> > > > computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict with
> > > > Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,
> > >
> > > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
> > >
> > What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
> > infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.
>
> All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
> He's a spammer, alright.

Really? I missed that.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Mark Thorson > wrote:

>sf wrote:

>> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>>> On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:

>>>> Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas.

>> > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.

>> What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
>> infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.

>All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
>He's a spammer, alright.

There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
themselves.


Steve

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> sf wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>> > On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
>> > > Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
>> > > computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict
>> > > with
>> > > Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,
>> >
>> > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
>> >
>> What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
>> infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.
>
> All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
> He's a spammer, alright.

No. All of my posts have been on topic, discussing the subject matter, my
experiences with it, and my thoughts about it. At the end, I put my sig
line. A spammer is someone who is only interested in posting their sig
line, or url, or some ootsie cutesie two sentence nonsense response like
yours, and does not significantly participate in the discussion.

Just thought the facts might help you grasp the situation.

No?

Sigh .......................

Steve (sig line omitted on this post, as this post has nothing to do with
cooking)

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>
>>> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>>> On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
>
>>>>> Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas.
>
>>> > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
>
>>> What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
>>> infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.
>
>>All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
>>He's a spammer, alright.
>
> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
> themselves.
>
>
> Steve

Is it just me, or does anyone notice that a LOT of people here have linkouts
in their sig lines to url's of one sort or another? As long as the person
discusses the topic of the newsgroup, it is acceptable to have a url in a
sig.

Steve (again, my sig line is intentionally NOT posted in this post because
the discussion is not about cooking)

On Mon, 31 May 2010 08:35:49 -0700, "Steve B"
> wrote:

>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > sf wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
> >> > > Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to get my
> >> > > computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have a conflict
> >> > > with
> >> > > Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either. So,
> >> >
> >> > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
> >> >
> >> What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
> >> infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming anything.
> >
> > All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
> > He's a spammer, alright.
>
> No. All of my posts have been on topic, discussing the subject matter, my
> experiences with it, and my thoughts about it. At the end, I put my sig
> line. A spammer is someone who is only interested in posting their sig
> line, or url, or some ootsie cutesie two sentence nonsense response like
> yours, and does not significantly participate in the discussion.
>
> Just thought the facts might help you grasp the situation.
>
> No?
>
> Sigh .......................
>
> Steve (sig line omitted on this post, as this post has nothing to do with
> cooking)
>
You posted your sig line at least once yesterday. I think their
problem is in the wording of the sentence it's buried in.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Steve B > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

>> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
>> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
>> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
>> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
>> themselves.

>Is it just me, or does anyone notice that a LOT of people here have linkouts
>in their sig lines to url's of one sort or another? As long as the person
>discusses the topic of the newsgroup, it is acceptable to have a url in a
>sig.

The etiquette, last I checked, is that a .sig of no more than
two lines is okay, unless it advertises something of a
commercial nature, in which case it falls under the once-every-two-month
etiquette rule for maximum commercial speech on a given usenet group.

So, pimping one's noncommercial blog or whatever is still
acceptable.

I'm not sure where you draw the line if it's a link to a personal
blog with one or two commercial blurbs on it. One can always
over-tune these rules.

Steve

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Steve B > wrote:
>
>>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>
>>> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
>>> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
>>> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
>>> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
>>> themselves.
>
>>Is it just me, or does anyone notice that a LOT of people here have
>>linkouts
>>in their sig lines to url's of one sort or another? As long as the person
>>discusses the topic of the newsgroup, it is acceptable to have a url in a
>>sig.
>
> The etiquette, last I checked, is that a .sig of no more than
> two lines is okay, unless it advertises something of a
> commercial nature, in which case it falls under the once-every-two-month
> etiquette rule for maximum commercial speech on a given usenet group.
>
> So, pimping one's noncommercial blog or whatever is still
> acceptable.
>
> I'm not sure where you draw the line if it's a link to a personal
> blog with one or two commercial blurbs on it. One can always
> over-tune these rules.
>
> Steve

And the NetNannies can overinterpret their jobs. Sheesh, it's not like I'm
selling cooksets. I believe there are quite a few violations and violators
here, but it must relate to being in the right clique as to if it gets
noticed or ignored.

As those who took the time to investigate my site know, there is information
regarding salt, fat, food labels, and many health related issues that tie in
very well with any cooking or food newsgroups. I am proud of my site, and
any one who doesn't like it can just put it in their "don't like" category
with the spinach, cabbage, kippers, or whatever else is mouldering in there.

For the reasonable souls here, thank you for your support.

Steve

visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com watch for the book

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Steve B wrote:

> I believe there are quite a few violations and
> violators here, but it must relate to being in the right clique as to
> if it gets noticed or ignored.

TINC

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
"Steve B" > wrote:

> Is it just me, or does anyone notice that a LOT of people here have linkouts
> in their sig lines to url's of one sort or another? As long as the person
> discusses the topic of the newsgroup, it is acceptable to have a url in a
> sig.

Absolootely! ;-)
Sig lines for outside topics have always been acceptable so long as the
body of the post relates to what is being discussed.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

sf wrote:

> On Sun, 30 May 2010 12:22:02 -0700, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>> >
>> > On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:14:51 GMT, notbob >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > On 2010-05-30, Steve B > wrote:
>> > > > Have been MIA for three weeks or so, down in Vegas. Trying to
>> > > > get my computer down there configured for newsgroups, but have
>> > > > a conflict with
>> > > > Office 2000 and 2007 butting heads, and can't uninstall either.
>> > > > So,
>> > >
>> > > We'd give a crap if you weren't a constant spammer.
>> > >
>> > What are you talking about? Did you mean he crossposts? He's an
>> > infrequent participant in rfc, I don't remember him spamming
>> > anything.
>>
>> All of his posts have been to drive traffic to his blog.
>> He's a spammer, alright.
>
> Really? I missed that.
>

See what happens when you go globe-trotting to places like China?
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"Steve Pope" wrote ...
> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
> themselves.
>

So, are you saying that Stu is a Pimp???

>"Steve Pope" wrote ...

>> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
>> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
>> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
>> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
>> themselves.

>So, are you saying that Stu is a Pimp???

Are you familiar with the Cream song, "Politician"?


Steve

On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:29:21 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

> See what happens when you go globe-trotting to places like China?

It's a cruel, cruel world.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>
> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
> themselves.
>
>
> Steve

I thought pimps promoted someone or something else, not themselves.


--
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http://web.me.com/barbschaller
Updated 4-24-2010 with food story and pictures

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> (Steve Pope) wrote:

>> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
>> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
>> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
>> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
>> themselves.

>I thought pimps promoted someone or something else, not themselves.

You're right.


Steve

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> I thought pimps promoted someone or something else, not themselves.
>


Precisely so. There actually is a CA court ruling stating exactly that.

People v. Bogan (2007)

--
Mort

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> >"Steve Pope" wrote ...
>
>>> There's a distinction between a pimp and a spammer.
>>> A spammer, by definition, sends identical or essentially
>>> identical posts/emails/etc. to many, many destinations. As
>>> opposed to someone who is merely continuously promoting
>>> themselves.
>
>>So, are you saying that Stu is a Pimp???
>
> Are you familiar with the Cream song, "Politician"?
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0o0l7ekKvk

Nope, never heard of it. ;-)