Google Groups Killfile - No more annoying posts!

The MI5 dude drove me to desperation the other day... besides
reporting all his posts to Google, I figured out how to work a kill
file in Google Groups! Yay!

If you're already using a "real" newsreader this probably doesn't
apply to you, you already know how to use a killfile. For those of you
on Google Groups, alt.video.dvd will have been pretty much useless for
some time... until now!

Step 1) Get Firefox (yeah, like you don't have it already)

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Step 2) Get Greasemonkey

http://www.greasespot.net/

Step 3) Get the Greasemonkey killfile script

http://www.penney.org/googleGroups.user.js

Step 4) Activate the script
Tools -> Greasemonkey -> Install User Script -> Install

Step 5) Go to Google Groups, users will now have an "Ignore User" link
next to their name.
If you view in Topic List view, each post will have a gray "X" next to
the time of the post.
Clicking either will add that user to the killfile.
Refresh the screen and the posts for everyone you clicked on will
magically vanish.

Before:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5340/beforedl6.jpg

After:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5195/afterwb0.jpg

My only beef with it is that it's user based rather than subject based
so it's not possible to block entire threads. If someone replies to,
say, one of those idiotic MI5 posts then you'll still see the reply.
You just won't see the original message.

You're welcome!

- Jordan

Jordan

On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:29:33 -0700, Jordan <>
wrote:

>If you're already using a "real" newsreader this probably doesn't
>apply to you, you already know how to use a killfile. For those of you
>on Google Groups, alt.video.dvd will have been pretty much useless for
>some time... until now!
[snip]

MI5 have spammed in some other groups as well. I just killed all
reference to MI5 be it in subject or body. That way I don't see any
replies as well.
--
disgust me. spams a lot in game
so I am posting as often as possible so
would start getting spammed eye for an eye. for good
luck, and

Impmon

On Sep 1, 10:29 am, Jordan <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The MI5 dude drove me to desperation the other day... besides
> reporting all his posts to Google, I figured out how to work a kill
> file in Google Groups! Yay!
>
> If you're already using a "real" newsreader this probably doesn't
> apply to you, you already know how to use a killfile. For those of you
> on Google Groups, alt.video.dvd will have been pretty much useless for
> some time... until now!
>
> Step 1) Get Firefox (yeah, like you don't have it already)
>
> http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
>
> Step 2) Get Greasemonkey
>
> http://www.greasespot.net/
>
> Step 3) Get the Greasemonkey killfile script
>
> http://www.penney.org/googleGroups.user.js
>
> Step 4) Activate the script
> Tools -> Greasemonkey -> Install User Script -> Install
>
> Step 5) Go to Google Groups, users will now have an "Ignore User" link
> next to their name.
> If you view in Topic List view, each post will have a gray "X" next to
> the time of the post.
> Clicking either will add that user to the killfile.
> Refresh the screen and the posts for everyone you clicked on will
> magically vanish.
>
> Before:http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5340/beforedl6.jpg
>
> After:http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5195/afterwb0.jpg
>
> My only beef with it is that it's user based rather than subject based
> so it's not possible to block entire threads. If someone replies to,
> say, one of those idiotic MI5 posts then you'll still see the reply.
> You just won't see the original message.
>
> You're welcome!
>
> - Jordan

Thanks for the tip, Jordan. It has got rid of most of MI5 **** but
only goes back so far? Is that normal? Even that sounds good to me.

sandy58