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Re: Ads

Yeah, I know. It really sucks, and I wish there was more I could do about it...
But honestly,
Yahoo just doesn't offer much as far as security, beyond me having to approve
every
message which is posted. I wish I could do that, but it seems pretty
counter-productive as
well, as I am not always here 24/7 to be able to do that. I do ban the posters
as soon as I
can though, but that only goes so far.

Andie


--- In suicide4@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <j_tancrede@...> wrote:
>
> Seeing these ads in this group is why I rarely visit now. It's
> probably why most have stopped coming into this group. This is no
> place for advertisements.
>
> It used to be a nice, safe place to come and leave your thoughts. A
> place where people cared and wanted to talk. Now, it's being spammed
> by ads, most of a sexual nature, and it's the wrong forum for this
> kind of thing.
>
> Just my thoughts on the subject.
>
> Joe
>






Mon Dec 1, 2008 6:34 pm

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Seeing these ads in this group is why I rarely visit now. It's probably why most have stopped coming into this group. This is no place for advertisements. It...
Joe
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Nov 30, 2008
6:43 pm

I sure do agree with you, Joe. I get those ads sometimes several times a day, but nothing from anyone who may really need this group! It's a shame. Julie S. ...
Julie Simmons
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Dec 1, 2008
11:24 am

Yeah, I know. It really sucks, and I wish there was more I could do about it... But honestly, Yahoo just doesn't offer much as far as security, beyond me...
sweet_thing_9984
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Dec 1, 2008
6:34 pm

I can get past the ads if I really want to get past them. I am not seeing that many. We create the safe place.Just my opinion. If I want to share my ...
Helen
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Dec 2, 2008
1:03 am

I'm not blaming you or suggesting that you take a more active approach. Instead, I think it's pretty bad that advertisers are now using groups to spread their...
Joe
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Dec 18, 2008
2:53 pm

You can set it up so that only new members are moderated. The SPAMers don't stick around long enough to send more than one or two messages, and anyone who...
Doctor Disgusting
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Dec 1, 2008
10:05 pm

Thank you! I was never aware that there was an option for that- every time I tried to do something, it was all or nothing. It is definitely set up now, so we...
sweet_thing_9984
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Dec 2, 2008
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