This balance may be more true in health-related FAQs. People with
a new health problem are likely to want information quickly, and
be motivated to get net access for that purpose. In other areas,
people may be more likely to turn to the net for information
only if they already have access, or to take their time getting
used to the net.
Another reason for not hiding is simply the philosophy that we
should fix the problem rather than hiding from it.
I fear that it will take legislation. The entry cost is too
cheap, and it takes very few to mess it up for the rest. When
99.9% compliance fixes a problem, then education has a chance.
We need something like 99.9999% compliance.
I don't think FAQ maintainers are being specially targeted.
Frankly, that would be stupid of the advertisers. (Then again
...) FAQ maintainers are probably one of the more astute and
skeptical bunches around the net. Who is less likely to fall for
the worthless products and crusades promoted by the spammers?
It's been widely observed that worthwhile products and causes
are almost never spam meat.
I've seen an increase in the past few months. I suspect that the
scanners are searching a relatively limited range of Usenet --
limited in newsgroups, time, or both. How much spam an
individual smells in one's mailbox may be mostly related to how
much and where and when one has posted.
Edward Reid <edward@paleo.greensboro.fl.us>
Aside: sigh. The From and Reply-To address in this message is not
my mailbox. I'm not hiding: it just has to do with wanting list
traffic in a different mailbox, the list not allowing
submissions from nonsubscribers, and the list server not having
a nomail option.
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