Were did all those strange non sewing posts come

snipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@x35g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com:

must be a google groups thing. i'm not seeing anything here except one set of crossposting trolls

lee

Are you new to Usenet? This is an 'open community' and the newsgroups are not moderated. At worst, some groups are free for alls, and at best, they are self-moderated where members politely remind the others of 'the rules' (according to the charter of the specific group).

Anyway, this sort of activity (OT to very, very OT) historically happens in 'spurts.' You'll see a bunch, then not any for months. So use the filters in your newsreader to zap them before they hit your inbox.

-Irene

Hallo Lee , how are you ? any nice sewing or handcraft on your lap ? mirjam

Thank you Irene , i am not new to newsgroups etc, I was just asking a question instead of shouting:" ENOUGH , go away unrelated posts.!!!". Your remark that they come in spouts , reminds me of the Ratus Alexandries , that wanders in groups and every several years comes and eats fruits of a tree. mirjam ..

And here I thought you were a newbie :)

I like the analogy to the wanderers...very appropriate!

-Irene

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Thank you Irene !!!! I am an `Oldie`,,,,, in some ways :>:>:>:>

have a peek at

mirjam

I'm surprised that you use GG to post. That's a favourite of trolls and wreckers. I filter all posts that come from GG. SO I miss a few genuine posters, but I see virtually nothing of the rubbish. I only picked up your post because Irene included it in her reply.

Oi, my posting ID is the Wanderer, that's coz I wander the highways and byeways of the net!

Well i used to work with agent , but my server was bought by a bigger one that doesn`t enable me to see agent ,, only my own writing!!!! thus this is better for me ,, mirjam

We-ell, as a very long time user of news groups, I see all web portals like GG or SewGirls (spit, spit) as gifts of the devil. Alright, very much a personal PoV, and I wouldn't dream of telling someone else how they should access news groups, perhaps just to point out that people who use web portals, no matter how genuine, run the risk that some of their target audience may not be reading their posts. And you must admit, using a proper purpose-built news reader gives you far more flexibility, and I'd suggest makes the experience far more satisfying.

I have my news reader set to mark-as-read posts I'm filtering, and as I normally only view unread posts yours doesn't show up unless I view all posts.

You could look at NIN

's text-only news groups - no binaries, but I would be surprised if youwould want to visit any of those! The cost is just 10 euros per year. They also have a configuration page as well for most popular news clients. The only downside, the payments system was a bit flaky - if I remember rightly, it didn't like me because I wanted to change my CC details, I think it was just the expiry date. I've heard similar from more than one source, although that may have been resolved by now.

There are other news services out there, but some of them have rather dubious reputations. NIN is generally well regarded.

I used to be with NIN, but when I changed my ISP a while back, they have a reasonable news server so I use that now.

Richard Thank you for your advice and observations , i was a bit taken back by your reffering to GG and sewgirls , with the name you gave them. We live in different world and for me this is the best possibility , thus i take it. I do not wander the internet as i am overworked with what i do , but look for some enriching of my abilities . it is a bit frustrating when people look down on our possibilities ,, maybe it is your loss that you don`t see me in your palaces ,,, mirjam :>:>:>:>:>

No offence intended, I guess it's a drawback to living in a largely secular society, where we use expressions in common parlance with little consideration that others might take them perhaps rather too literally.

Hmm, delicate question, are there other constraints that may be operating against you? I wasn't particularly aware of such probs in your part of the world.

I think most genuine posters take that PoV

Hmm, I wonder if perhaps you view my comments just a little too personally. As I see things, there are two probs with web portals, primarily they generate too many irrelevant and inflamatory posts, so genuine posters can get drowned out in the noise. They also tend to ignore a lot of the protocols associated with usenet - the mechanics, if you like of how posts are supposed to be related one to another.

The signal to noise ratio is the problem for me, and I just can't be bothered to plough through the masses and masses of dross to get to the genuine stuff.

I shall hope to pick up clues from others if I happen to miss any of your posts! :-)

Richard , besides your name i don`t know anything about you , [don`t recall if you posted any sewing posrts ???] thus why should anything be personal ??? i just wanted to clarify [and i know people in other countries don`t always realize this, that circumstances and possibilities aren`t allways and /or everywhere ,the same mirjam

If I may offer an alternative, there is a free service available from motzarella.org that I have heard nothing but good reports about. That gives you a USENET server without the clunkyness of Google or other web-based servers. It has no effect on your regular Internet connection.

Agreed! (Check the headers)

I've got to agree with Richard; we're not the only ones here who filter out Google Groups because of all of the trash - as you noticed. Because of that, I don't see your posts either, but I read your last one when it was quoted by another.

I don't see how your ISP even knows what you are doing with Agent; nevertheless, you can certainly use one of the news servers mentioned (I'll add a free one:

) and there is no reasonyou can't use Agent with it and your ISP.

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Well maybe my posts aren`t that interesting :>:>:>: Any way thank you , i will ask and see what and if i can change my `reading` place of the ngs !!! mirjam

Thank you for your kind advice i will check and see if i can use any of it !!! mirjam

snipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@k37g2000hsf.googlegr oups.com:

finishing up a pair of socks (fortunately too big for my 8 year old son, as he really wants to claim them ) & still working on the loopy mohair garter stitch shawl. it's getting to where i can only do 4-5 rows at a sitting before i get bored with the garter stitch. i'm due to start a sweater knit-a-long on Sept.1. the sweater i chose is mostly garter, but with lots of short row shaping to keep it interesting. it's Drops Designs 110-1

where the photo shows light grey, i'm using a varigated pinks/green/chocolate brown & the darker parts will be a matching chocolate brown. i may add cuffs from the varigated onto the sleeves, but that depends on how much i have left after the body. i also need to make a pair of knit & felted slippers before the weather gets cold :) on the sewing front i'm working on simple curtains for my bathroom & searching for something either lacy or very filmy to make drapes for my dining room & kitchen. i don't want to block any light, just filter it a bit. sometime this winter i'll have to make the boy a new set of Renaissance faire clothes & myself at least a high neck smock (i'm not one to show off my chest anyway, but since i had cancer i need to be more covered than any purchased smock covers). oh, & i'm teaching the boy wet felting & weaving, along with sewing & knitting. lee

Lee Your activities take my breath away ,, WOW ... I work on 2 applique artworks , have to retie the warp on the loom , as i cut of one work .F Finnished knitting a green cotton ,lacy sort of mini jacket [busses and trains freeze us in summer] and finnished a work for a colleague`s new house, as well as some timy pictograph [ which i embroider ] .. mirjam