So it sounds like all the localista lists (or at least 2 of them) could use a revamp.
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Burrell - Jul 28, 2008 2:12:27 pm PDT #2416 of 4673
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
vw bug - Jul 28, 2008 2:19:14 pm PDT #2417 of 4673
Mostly lurking...
It used to not do this. I'd go in once a week and clean it out, and everything was hunky dory. I'm not really sure what happened. I thought it was just me...
Pix - Jul 28, 2008 4:43:10 pm PDT #2418 of 4673
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Of course I don't want you to have to contend with a lot of spam, Kat. I just meant that the reason it hasn't been used in a couple of years may be in part that not all of us even knew it existed. If we think it isn't likely to be used regardless, that's fine.
Kat - Jul 28, 2008 4:59:58 pm PDT #2419 of 4673
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm sure not everyone knew it existed and many more people are on the list probably without realizing they are (for example, Aimee and MM are on the list as are Cass and Perkins. ND and Sean are both on the list also). So again, I'm not really sure how useful the list is at all given that it's been inactive since, I believe, before Perkins left LA.
VW, I'm sorry you too are dealing with the spam. But I am also relieved to know it's not just me.
Jon B. - Jul 28, 2008 5:19:07 pm PDT #2420 of 4673
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Why are the lists getting spammed at all? Where have their email addresses been posted?
Laura - Jul 28, 2008 5:40:04 pm PDT #2421 of 4673
Our wings are not tired.
Can't the email addresses be changed periodically?
§ ita § - Jul 28, 2008 7:10:55 pm PDT #2422 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can't the email addresses be changed periodically?
I think that would make for crazy too, for more people.
Moderators--look at Privacy optionsSender filters and scroll down to the bottom and pick "discard" for "Action to take for postings from non-members for which no explicit action is defined." and "no" for "Should messages from non-members, which are automatically discarded, be forwarded to the list moderator?"
Jon, it's here which is linked to from the links page, core Buffista site section, described thusly:
New in town? Looking for like-minded Buffistas in your new locale? Join a local Buffista mailing list! Currently there are lists for Somerville/Boston, Baltimore/DC, LA, Bay Area, Texas, and Halifax. You can get information about joining any of these list
NoiseDesign - Jul 28, 2008 7:38:33 pm PDT #2423 of 4673
Our wings are not tired
Why are the lists getting spammed at all? Where have their email addresses been posted?
At one point the complete contents of one of the lists turned up in a google search. I believe that hole got plugged, but the address could have been harvested.
NoiseDesign - Jul 28, 2008 7:47:10 pm PDT #2424 of 4673
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, here's the link to that discussion, looks like it was fixed at the time, but it could be the initial source of these issues.
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§ ita § - Jul 28, 2008 7:51:14 pm PDT #2425 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it could be the initial source of these issues.
That and all the email addresses (eta:list, not members) are one link away from the page I posted.