Subj : Re: Limiting bot posts?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : k9zw
Date : Fri Jul 26 2024 06:44:13

On 25 Jul 2024, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...
 
 pF> 
 pF> all,
 pF> 
 pF> I was thinking it might be a good idea to reduce the number of automated
 pF> postings here?
 pF> 
 pF> It's easy to see which echoes have automated postings of web news
 pF> articles and which ones don't. It makes it hard, IMO, to sort out the
 pF> conversations from the automated posts (that lead you off of the echoes
 pF> and less likely to reply)
 pF> 
 pF> Tech Discussions is an echo where I'd like to see some conversations
 pF> going on, but any human replies would be drowned out by the automated
 pF> postings.

Agree!!

A possible option is to divide Tech into the current respository AND a new Tech 









































































































































Commentary sort of echo where scripted/bot posts would be discouraged.

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