Web forums?

[Bob]

Hi folks,

One of the problems with USENET have been the trolls. Some groups
adopted moderators and auto-bots . . . something "alt.*" seems to
reject. In contrast, the web based forums have solved the problem by
using moderators, the very thing for serious discussions. These are the
forums I'm using:

GreenHybrid.com - advocacy and news
PriusChat.com - technical
Yahoogroups - technical, heavy

I'm curious as to what web forums other folks are using?

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

[richard]

In article <1i71cyr.vy4aj5t8swuiN%com>,
com (Bob & Holly Wilson) wrote:
 

http://priuschat.com also has news and advocacy.
http://prisuonline.com is perhaps duplicative but the interface is a bit
simpler

For technical news and discussion of green transport of all kinds see
http://www.greencarcongress.com/

http://www.evworld.com/ is a good source of links to stories on
transport in the popular media.

Useful blogs include
http://terrapass.com/blog/
http://www.treehugger.com/cars_transportation/

[Mike]

Bob & Holly Wilson <com> wrote:
 

Okay, what I'm about to write is off-topic for this group but relevant
to your post.

The person who creates an alt.* group determines whether the group is
moderated or not, as I learned when I created this group, at Michelle
Steiner's suggestion. I had no intention of putting in the effort to be
a moderator, so that's why this group is unmoderated. Presumably the
same is true of most all other alt.* groups.

As for the trolls, and now this is _WAY_ off-topic, but I see you're
posting from a Mac using MacSOUP, as I am, and that newsreader excels at
killfiling. Not only can you use its "autokill" feature, to filter all
followups along with the original posts, you can autokill individual
thread and even, my favorite, subthreads.

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[Bob]

Hi Mike,

Mike Rosenberg <com> wrote:
 

The version I'm running has an adequate killfile capability although I
would prefer the ability to use "AND" and "OR". I've tweaked my kill
file and if our little friend comes back, I have no problem tweaking it
again. I understand 'thunderbird' (???) might have the advanced reader
logic that would work. But back to my original question.

My interest in mapping the other forums is two fold. First, personal
since I enjoy reading about what folks are doing with their Prius and
hybrids. But the second has to do with helping newbies find a sensible
place to ask questions but by accident of history, show up here only to
get slammed by sociopathic trolls.

We've had a similar problems in other forums including my favorite,
'hsv.*" groups. Only in "hsv.*," the problem has been the ditto heads
who took Newt's admonitions to heart only to reveal they can't take what
they love to dish out. What is sad is the degree that trolls eventually
tire, move on, only to be replaced by new sociopaths.

Bob Wilson

[Bob]

richard schumacher <net> wrote:
 

Thanks!

Bob Wilson

[Piper]

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:46:44 -0600, com (Bob &
Holly Wilson) wrote:
 

Do not feed the trolls and they will move on to greener pastures.
-
Piper

[Bob]

Piper <net> wrote:
 
.. . . 

One of the better aspects of MacSoup is the ability to review the
postings of 'trolls', to see if they ever had any sane moments.
Sometimes they do but sometimes you can mark a point where 'a switch is
thrown' and they become sociopathic. But trying to make sense of their
behavior is pointless and some of them are quite persistent.

One amusing approach is to use their nonsense as lead-in to technical
postings or quality content. Simply trim out their nonsense and reply
with something useful.

It is a shame because some of them actually have some ability to deal
with reality. But literally, it is as if 'a switch was thrown' and they
go off the deep end. So I'm content to let them self-destruct.

Talking about sociopaths, "CNW Marketing" released this graph of
"new-shoppers who would consider buying a hybrid:"
http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/teaser/2007-11/33633559.jpg

The graph shows the Katrina gas hikes really impacting buyer interest.
But I'm also thinking about the wholesale price of oil being over
$90/barrel. I read one report that the refineries have been cutting
their margins and keeping the price of gasoline modest. But this can
only go on so long. When the price of gas once again follows the barrel
price, we'll see sustained, Katrina prices.

Bob Wilson

[Piper]

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:23:40 -0600, com (Bob &
Holly Wilson) wrote:
 

That's where a kill file becomes so useful.
 
 

The world is full of nut cases, be it real life or Internet.
 

Isn't that why so many auto manufactures are producing hybrid or
electric cars? I'll bet there's more of a demand from consumers
wanting to save money on fuel than there is wanting to be "green".
There's probably a survey somewhere.
-
Piper