On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Barbara Duprey <[email protected]> wrote:
> It would be great if Paul (or another moderator, if any) could be directly > asked to force-unsubscribe somebody, like "Michael Considine" ( > [email protected]), who is bombing the users list with demands to be > unsubscribed. He's been given full and explicit directions on how to do > this, as well as at least one offer to help him off-list, but he's just > staying around and sometimes "responding" to every message he gets. (I > suspect that this is a troll, or perhaps a bot that runs periodically.) > There are others who seem to try but for some reason just can't complete the > unsubscribe -- maybe because the list messages are being passed through from > another account, but the confirmation message is not. The unsubscribing > would have to be forced to the extent that no further action (like > unsubscribe confirmation) is required from the user, and I don't know if > moderators have this capability. > > What do you think? Would this be feasible? I wouldn't want to abuse any > moderators, they're doing a real service and it's not given much > appreciation. What I'm thinking is that somebody on the list could supply a > relevant message (by forwarding, or if that's too "forge-able" by supplying > its reference number) directly to the moderator. > > I've, in the past, asked for these rights (it not the default 'set' of abilities given to moderators) so will advise if something comes of it. I've very recently sent blank emails to the following address which should mean that the troll only has to hit reply to unsubscribe (but even that may be a little too hard): [email protected] Maybe others could also send similar messages (or some form of auto-respond) to 'encourage' the troll to take some action. /paul -- Ogden Nash <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/ogden_nash.html> - "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat."
