Having seen way too much spam on this newsgroup lately, I have come
with a possible solution that just might work.

Add a section to FPGA FAQ where the known names on the newsgroup will
list the companies they recommend (plus some explanation). Next time
someone spams the list about "high quality PCB", or what the hell it
is, we post a polite response saying that no one should support spammer
companies and we suggest you choose another manufacture from the list
below (link to FPGA-FAQ follows).Given that spammers only care about
money, seeing they are loosing customers might stop them from spamming
the list.

This way, you will also support the local companies that you think are
doing a good job ;)


We could also add another section about newsgroup netiquette, 3leet
English and what we think about doing other peoples homework. This is
of course not as big problem as spammer, but it is still a little bit
annoying sometimes.


Furthermore, someone should contact Google, notifying them about the
existence of a group FAQ. I think the biggest problem with the FAQ is
that the ones that dont know about it are the ones that really need to
read it :)


regards
- Bruns